Albion (1792 ship)

Albion was an East Indiaman launched at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1792.

History
Great Britain
Name:	Albion
Namesake:	Albion
Owner:	F. W. Hurry
Builder:	F. W. Hurry, Newcastle upon Tyne[1]
Launched:	1792
Fate:	Burned December 1807
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen:	430,[2] or 430​^63⁄94,[1] or 501[3][4] (bm)
Length:	Overall: 109 ft 4 in (33.3 m) Keel: 86 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in (26.5 m) (keel)
Beam:	30 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold:	12 ft 11 in (3.9 m)
Propulsion:	Sail
Complement:	30[3] 45[2]
Armament:	14 × 6&4-pounder guns[3] 12 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns[4] 30 guns[2]
Notes:	Three decks

Albion made one voyage for the East India Company (EIC) as an "extra" (chartered) ship. The EIC had Perry measure and repair her in 1797. Captain John Parson (or Pearson) received a letter of marque 17 March 1797.[3] Parson sailed from the Downs on 24 May 1797, bound for Bengal. She arrived at Calcutta on 5 September 1797. Homeward-bound, she was at Culpee on 28 October 1797 and then at Saugor on 3 December 1797. She reached the Cape of Good Hope on 14 February 1798 and Saint Helena on 4 March 1798 before arriving at Blackwall on 19 June 1798.[2]

In 1799 Albion was sent out to Calcutta to trade within the Far East.[1]

Fate

A fire in December 1807 destroyed Albion at Canton, China. She was carrying a valuable cargo of silks and dollars.[5]

Citations and references

Citations

1. Hackman (2001), p. 221.
2. British Library: Albion (3).
3. "Letter of Marque, p.48 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
4. Lloyd's Register (1798) Seq. №A187.
5. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4247). 26 April 1808.

References

• Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.