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Alban

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Danish cutter 'Alban' (1810) (10) 1810-1811
Danish 10 Gun
Unrated Cutter
Ordered2.4.1804BWAS-1793
Launched1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBermuda - North Atlantic Ocean W039
Ship ClassAdonis Class (1804)BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Captured12.9.1810BWAS-1793
Becomes
Danish cutter 'Alban' (1810) (10) 1810-1811
Danish 10 Gun
Unrated Cutter

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck68' 2"Imperial Feet20.7328 
Length of Keel50' 4 ⅝"Imperial Feet15.2559 
Breadth20' 4"Imperial Feet6.1976 
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen110 7594Tons BM 

Armament


1806Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180635 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1806Lieutenant
James StoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1806
BWAS-1793
11.1807 - 1809Lieutenant
Henry WeirBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1815
BWAS-1793
1810 - 12.9.1810Lieutenant
Samuel ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1810
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
25.8.1806Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.2.1807Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.4.1808Sailed for Rio de JaneiroBWAS-1793
1809In the BalticBWAS-1793
12.9.1810Taken by the Danish by 6 gunboats in the Kattegat


Notes on Ship



Cutter Built in 1806, Bermuda.
Lost in 1812.

1807 Lieut. James STONE, Plymouth.
Lieut. H. WEIR, 11/1807, West Indies.
1808 Ditto, Spithead.
1810 Samuel THOMAS, North Sea.
On 23 May 1810, in company with RALEIGH and the cutter PRINCESS OF WALES, she was in action with 7 Danish gunboats, one of which was blown up and the others much damaged. She was not so lucky the following day when she was taken after a severe action with several Danish gunboats. The crew were saved but Lieut. THOMAS was killed.
The Danes used ALBAN until she was recaptured by RIFLEMAN after a 12 hour chase near the Shetlands on 11 May 1811.
1811 Lieut. William Sturges KEY, Sheerness.
On 18 December 1812 she was wrecked off Aldeborough, Suffolk. Nearly all the crew were lost, including the captain.


 
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