HMS Albemarle (1680)

HMS Albemarle was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 29 October 1680 at Harwich.[1][4]

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Albemarle
Builder	Betts, Harwich
Launched	29 October 1680
Renamed	HMS Union, 1704
Fate	Broken up, 1749
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,395 long tons (1,417.4 t)
Length	162 ft (49.4 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.5 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 7.5 in (6.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1704 rebuild[2]
Class and type	90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,557 long tons (1,582.0 t)
Length	163 ft 6 in (49.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam	45 ft (13.7 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 4 in (5.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1726 rebuild[3]
Class and type	1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1,578 long tons (1,603.3 t)
Length	164 ft (50.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 2 in (14.4 m)
Depth of hold	18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders Middle gundeck: 26 × 18-pounders Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounders Quarterdeck: 10 × 6-pounders Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounders

She was rebuilt in 1704 at Chatham Dockyard, remaining a 90-gun second rater. She was also renamed HMS Union at this time.[2] She underwent a second rebuild at Chatham, from where she was relaunched on 8 February 1726 as a 90-gun second rater built to the 1719 Establishment.[3]

Union was broken up in 1749.[3]