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ALBION
ALBION
ALBION

ALBION

Date1805
Object NameSNOW
MediumWOOD
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionsgross tonnage 161 tons
Object numberABDSHIP002899
About MeYard: unknown

Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1830 (A356).

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Snow rigged, 1 deck with beams.

Owners:
1808-22: George Tower & Co., Aberdeen (from 1808-10 Lloyd's underwriters has owner as "Travers & Co." but this seems to be Tower mistransscribed as ALBION was clearly doing the St. Croix sugar run from 1808 and George Tower selling the product)
1823-30: William Scott

Masters:
1808-10: Master Thompson
1814-22: Master A. Morrison
1815-16: Master E. Hibbard (seems to have taken charge in August for a voyage to Trieste before Morrison returned)
1823-30: Master T. Potter

Voyages (Lloyd's underwriters):
1808: Dublin - London
1808-10: London - West Indies
1814-15: London - Hamburg
1815-22: London - Trieste
1823-25: Exmouth coaster
1826-30: Exeter coaster

22/06/1805:
1805, Jun 6 - “A List of ships that sailed from Cork on the 6th inst for the West Indies, under convoy of the AFRICAINE frigate, Capt. Manly, and WOOLFE sloop, Capt McKenzie.” …. includes ALBION, Thompson, from Greenock for Barbadoes and ALBION, Thompson, from Workington, for Barbadoes
(Lancaster Gazette, issue 210)

28/05/1807:
1807, May 17 - Sound Intelligence – The ALBION, Thompson, from Dublin to Riga, ditto [ballast]
(Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh), issue 13323)

20/07/1807:
1807, July 2 - Sound Intelligence – The ALBION, Thompson, from Riga to Dublin, Hemp
(Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh), issue 13346)

11/04/1808:
1808, Apr 8 - Gravesend – sailed, ALBION, Thompson, for St. Croix
(Sun (London), issue 4859)

24/09/1808:
The fleet that sailed from the Leeward Islands, under convoy of his Majesty's ship RAMILIES, are all arrived, except ALBION, Thompson, and NEPTUNE, Strachan, from St. Croix for Aberdeen
(Morning Post (London), issue 11749)

29/09/1808:
The ALBION, Thompson, from St. Croix, is arrived at Aberdeen, with rum and sugar. Parted with the NEPTUNE, Strachan, on Sunday, se'ennight, off Mull of Kyntire
(Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh), issue 13541)

19/09/1810:
FOR SALE BY GEO. TOWER & CO.
FROM 300 to 400 Hhds [hogsheads] of MUSCOVADO SUGAR of good quality, imported by the ALBION and NEPTUNE from St. CROIX.
Aberdeen 29 August 1810
(Aberdeen Journal, issue 3271)

26/06/1811:
1811, June 18 - arrived at Aberdeen – ALBION, Thompson, [from] St. Croix, sugar.
(Aberdeen Journal, issue 3311)

10/07/1812:
1812, Apr 16 - At St Croix – ALBION, Thompson [from] Aberdeen
(Lloyd's List, issue 4683)

23/02/1813:
1813, Jan 7- Arrived Barbados – ALBION, Thompson, from Sunderland bound for St Croix
(Lloyd's List, issue 4749)

20/07/1813:
1813, Jul 15 - Arrived Aberdeen – ALBION, Thompson, from St. Croix
(Lloyd's List, issue 4788)

08/07/1815:
1815, June 23 - Sound Intelligence – ALBION, Morrison, ditto [St Petersburg], ditto [in ballast]
(Caledonian Mercury, issue 14599)

01/09/1819:
1819, Aug 30 - Arrived Aberdeen – ALBION, Morison, Sunderland, coal
(Aberdeen Journal, issue 3738)

Note: Brig rigged after 1827