HMS Albacore (1793)

	Plans of the Albacore
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Albacore
Namesake	Albacore
Ordered	18 February 1793
Builder	John Randall & Co., Rotherhithe
Laid down	April 1793
Launched	19 November 1793
Commissioned	November 1793
Fate	Sold 1802
General characteristics
Class & type	Pylades-class ship–sloop
Tons burthen	36578⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:105 ft 3 in (32.1 m); Keel:86 ft 9+1⁄2 in (26.5 m);
Beam	28 ft 2 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Complement	125 (121 later)
Armament	Upper deck:16 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × ½–pounder swivel guns; Upper deck (later): 16 × 24-pounder carronades; QD: 6 × 12-pounder carronades; Fc:2 × 12-pounder carronades;

HMS Albacore (or Albicore) was launched in 1793 at Rotherhithe. She captured several privateers and a French Navy corvette before she was sold in 1802.

History
Plans of the Albacore
Great Britain
Name	HMS Albacore
Namesake	Albacore
Ordered	18 February 1793
Builder	John Randall & Co., Rotherhithe
Laid down	April 1793
Launched	19 November 1793
Commissioned	November 1793
Fate	Sold 1802
General characteristics
Class & type	Pylades-class ship–sloop
Tons burthen	36578⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:105 ft 3 in (32.1 m) Keel:86 ft 9+1⁄2 in (26.5 m)
Beam	28 ft 2 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Complement	125 (121 later)
Armament	Upper deck:16 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × ½–pounder swivel guns Upper deck (later): 16 × 24-pounder carronades QD: 6 × 12-pounder carronades Fc:2 × 12-pounder carronades