Albion 1802
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:44 pm
ALBION. 3rd rate. Built by Perry at Blackwall. Launched 17 June 1802. Built for Royal-Navy. L175'. B48'6" Tonnage 1130tn. Armament 74 guns. Complement 590. Stamp shows her in action 20 Oct, 1827, Navarino Harbour. Design copied from an engraving in National Maritime Museum, Greenwich - Greece 1927. 4d. SG428. Turks & Caicos 1985. 65c. SG846 (LB 1/23. 10/113 EWA Vol 1 p16)