Albion-class ship of the line (1763)

	HMS Albion
Class overview
Name	Albion
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Ramillies-class
Succeeded by	Elizabeth-class
In service	16 May 1763 - 1820
Completed	5
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	168 ft (51 m) (gundeck); 139 ft (42 m) ¾ in (42.4 m) (keel);
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounders; Quarterdeck: 14 × 9-pounders; Forecastle: 4 × 9-pounders;
Notes	Ships in class include: Albion, Grafton, Alcide, Fortitude, Irresistible

The Albion-class ships of the line were a class of five 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Design

Slade based the design of the Albion-class on the lines of the 90-gun ship Neptune.

Ordered: 1 December 1759

Launched: 16 May 1763

Fate: Wrecked, 1797

Builder: Deptford Dockyard

Ordered: 22 October 1767

Launched: 26 September 1771

Fate: Broken up, 1816

Builder: Deptford Dockyard

Ordered: 21 August 1774

Launched: 30 July 1779

Fate: Broken up, 1817

Builder: Randall, Rotherhithe

Ordered: 2 February 1778

Launched: 23 March 1780

Fate: Broken up, 1820

Builder: Barnard, Harwich

Ordered: 8 July 1778

Launched: 6 December 1782

Fate: Broken up, 1806

Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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