Albion-class ship of the line (1842)

The Albion-class ships of the line were a class of two-deck 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir William Symonds. The first two were originally ordered in March 1840 as 80-gun ships of the Vanguard class, but were re-ordered to a new design of 90 guns some three months later. Three more ships to this design were ordered in March 1840, but two of these (Princess Royal and Hannibal) were re-ordered to fresh designs in 1847.^[1]

Her Majesty's Ship Albion entering the Bosphorus after the action of 17 October 1854.
Class overview
Name	Albion
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Rodney class
Succeeded by	None
In service	6 September 1842
Planned	5
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	205 ft 6 in (62.6 m) (gundeck) 170 ft 4 in (51.9 m) (keel)
Beam	54 ft 5 in (16.59 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders, 4 × 68-pounder carronades Upper gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders, 6 × 8 in (203.2 mm) Quarterdeck: 16 × 32-pounders, 2 × 8 in (203.2 mm) Forecastle: 8 × 32-pounders
Notes	Ships in class include: Albion, Aboukir, Exmouth

Ships

• HMS Albion

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 18 March 1839

Launched: 6 September 1842

Fate: Broken up, 1884

• HMS Aboukir

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 18 March 1839

Launched: 4 April 1848

Fate: Broken up, 1878

• HMS Exmouth

Builder: Plymouth Dockyard

Ordered: 12 March 1840

Launched: 12 July 1854

Fate: Broken up, 1905