British sloop 'Albany' (1746)

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Albany
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	3.1745/46	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	30.3.1746	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Captured	19.7.1746	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French corvette 'L'Albany' (1746) (14) 1746-1747 French 14 Gun Unrated Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeckc85' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)
Breadth24' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.8223 (25′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5728 (11′ 8″ Imperial)
Displacementc320Ton

Armament

3.1745/46Broadside Weight = 9 Imperial Pound ( 4.0819 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British Light Guns
Gun Deck16 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1745/4690 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
30.3.1746 - 19.7.1746Commander ADM 6/17/159
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 3.10.1746BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
30.3.1746 - 19.7.1746Lieutenant ADM 6/17/161
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 8.10.1746ADM 6/17

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1746Taken by Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1746-1746	British Fleet at Louisbourg	Isaac TownsendBritish Naval Sailor Service 1696-1746

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/17 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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