Albion (1798 whaler)
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Albion was a full-rigged whaler built at Deptford, England, and launched in 1798.[3] She made five whaling voyages to the seas around New South Wales and New Zealand. The government chartered her in 1803 to transport stores and cattle, to Risdon Cove on the River Derwent, Tasmania.
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Name | Albion |
Namesake | Albion— an archaic name for Great Britain |
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Builder | Frances Barnard, Son & Roberts, Deptford[1] |
Launched | 25 October 1798[1] |
Fate | Last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1825 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Tons burthen | 362 (bm) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 26 |
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