Albion-class ship of the line (1842)

The Albion-class ships of the line were a class of two-deck 90-gun second rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir William Symonds. The first two were originally ordered in March 1840 as 80-gun ships of the Vanguard class, but were re-ordered to a new design of 90 guns some three months later. Three more ships to this design were ordered in March 1840, but two of these (Princess Royal and Hannibal) were re-ordered to fresh designs in 1847.

Her Majesty's Ship Albion entering the Bosphorus after the Action of 17 October 1854.
Class overview
Name:	Albion
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Rodney class
Succeeded by:	None
In service:	6 September 1842
Planned:	5
Completed:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	205 ft 6 in (62.6 m) (gundeck) 170 ft 4 in (51.9 m) (keel)
Beam:	54 ft 5 in (16.59 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	90 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounders, 4 × 68-pounder carronades Upper gundeck: 26 × 32-pounders, 6 × 8 in (203.2 mm) Quarterdeck: 16 × 32-pounders, 2 × 8 in (203.2 mm) Forecastle: 8 × 32-pounders
Notes:	Ships in class include: Albion, Aboukir, Exmouth