Albion (1787 EIC ship)

History
British East India Company
NameAlbion
NamesakeAlbion
Owner
  • EIC voyages #1-6: Richard Lewin
  • EIC voyages #7&8: Andrew Timbrell
BuilderPerry, Blackwall
Launched27 October 1787
FateLost 1816
General characteristics
Tons burthen961, or 96166⁄94 (bm)
Length153 ft 11 in (46.9 m) (overall); 125 ft 0 in (38.1 m) (keel)
Beam38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 7 in (4.7 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • 1793:80
  • 1794:80
  • 1796:100
  • 1800:116
  • Or:116-140
Armament
  • 1793:26 × 9&4-pounder guns
  • 1794:26 × 9&4-pounder guns
  • 1796:26 × 9&4-pounder guns
  • 1800:26 × 9&18-pounder guns
NotesThree decks

Albion was an East Indiaman of the British East India Company (EIC). She made eight voyages for the EIC before she was sold to the British government in 1810 for service as a troopship. She was lost at sea in 1816.

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