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The first ''Albemarle'' was a ship in service in 1664. Nothing more is known.

The second ''Albemarle'' was a 6-gun Fire Ship purchased and destroyed in 1667.

The third ''Albemarle'', launched in 1680, was a 90-gun Second-rate Ship Of The Line , renamed ''Union'' in 1709, rebuilt in 1726 and broken up in 1749

The fourth ''Albemarle'' was a 28-gun Sixth-rate captured from the French in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War . She was commanded by Horatio Nelson in 1781 (his first command) serving on the North American Station. She was sold in 1784.

The fifth ''Albemarle'' was a ''Duncan''-class Battleship launched in 1901 . She served in World War I and was broken up in 1919 .

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