HMS Albemarle
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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Albemarle after George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (sometimes the spelling Albermarle is seen).
- The first Albemarle was a ship in service in 1664. Nothing more is known.
- The second Albemarle was a 6-gun fire ship purchased and destroyed in 1667.
- The third Albemarle, launched in 1680, was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line, renamed Union in 1709, rebuilt in 1726 and broken up in 1749
- The fourth Albemarle was a 28-gun sixth-rate captured from the French in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. She was commanded by Horatio Nelson in 1781 (his first command) serving on the North American Station. She was sold in 1784.
- The fifth Albemarle was a Duncan-class battleship launched in 1901. She served in World War I and was broken up in 1919.
[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
