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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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