HMS Albemarle (1779)

HMS Albemarle (1779)

As built: 28 × 8-pounder guns
After fitting in 1781:
Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns

QD: 4 × 3-pounder guns For other ships of the same name, see HMS Albemarle.

HMS Albemarle was a 28-gun sixth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She had been built as the French merchantman Ménagère and was subsequently purchased for service in the French Navy. She was captured shortly afterwards by a British squadron, and was commissioned into service with the Royal Navy, where amongst her commanders in her short career was Captain Horatio Nelson, who would later win several famous victories over the French.