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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Albemarle |
Builder | Betts, Harwich |
Launched | 29 October 1680 |
Renamed | HMS Union, 1704 |
Fate | Broken up, 1749 |
General characteristics as built [1] | |
Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1395 bm |
Length | 162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 44 ft 4 in (13.5 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 7.5 in (6.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild [2] | |
Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1557 bm |
Length | 163 ft 6 in (49.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 4 in (5.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1726 rebuild [3] | |
Class and type | 1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1578 bm |
Length | 164 ft (50.0 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 2 in (14.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Albemarle was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 29 October 1680 at Harwich. [1] [4]
She was rebuilt in 1704 at Chatham Dockyard, remaining a 90-gun second rater. She was also renamed HMS Union at this time. [2] She underwent a second rebuild at Chatham, from where she was relaunched on 8 February 1726 as a 90-gun second rater built to the 1719 Establishment. [3]
Union was broken up in 1749. [3]
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