HMS Alban (1813)

History
United States
Name	William Bayard
Owner	Allyn Mather, Roy Bayard, William Bayard, M.Sims, & Enoch Conklin
Builder	Bergh, New York
Launched	1812
Captured	12 March 1813
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Alban
Acquired	By capture 1813
Commissioned	October 1813
Fate	Broken up 18 February 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen	241, or 25275⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:94 ft 4+1⁄2 in (28.8 m); Keel:78 ft 6+1⁄2 in (23.9 m);
Beam	24 ft 7+1⁄8 in (7.5 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
Sail plan	Schooner
Complement	Letter of Marque:31; Royal Navy:60;
Armament	Letter of Marque: 4 guns; Royal Navy: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 12 × 12-pounder carronades;

HMS Alban was the American letter of marque William Bayard, launched in New York in 1812, that the British Royal Navy captured in 1813 and took into service. She had an unexceptional career and was broken up in 1822.

History

United States
Name	William Bayard
Owner	Allyn Mather, Roy Bayard, William Bayard, M.Sims, & Enoch Conklin
Builder	Bergh, New York
Launched	1812
Captured	12 March 1813
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Alban
Acquired	By capture 1813
Commissioned	October 1813
Fate	Broken up 18 February 1822
General characteristics
Tons burthen	241, or 25275⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:94 ft 4+1⁄2 in (28.8 m) Keel:78 ft 6+1⁄2 in (23.9 m)
Beam	24 ft 7+1⁄8 in (7.5 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
Sail plan	Schooner
Complement	Letter of Marque:31 Royal Navy:60
Armament	Letter of Marque: 4 guns Royal Navy: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 12 × 12-pounder carronades