HMS Albatross (1795)

Drawing showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth used to build Albatross and the other ships of her class
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Albatross
Ordered	18 March 1795
Builder	Charles Ross, Rochester
Laid down	May 1795
Launched	30 December 1795
Commissioned	January 1796
Fate	Broken up in 1810
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Albatross-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	36638⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 96 ft 0 in (29.3 m) Keel: 73 ft 7+3⁄4 in (22.4 m)
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers
Notes	Fir-built

HMS Albatross was the name vessel of her class of brig-sloops. She was built of fir and launched in 1796. She captured two privateers in the North Sea. She then sailed to the Far East. There she captured two French privateers in single-ship actions. She was sold in the Far East in 1807 and broken up in 1810.