| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Albion |
| Namesake: | Albion |
| Owner: | Champion & Company, London |
| Launched: | Deptford, England |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Full rigged whaler |
| Tons burthen: | 362 |
| Complement: | 26 crew |
| Armament: | 10 guns |
The Albion was a 362 ton full rigged whaler built at Deptford, England.[1] She was fitted with 10 guns and manned with a crew of 26.[2] Owned by the firm Champion & Company, the vessel was sent to Australia waters in 1799 to conduct whaling and was chartered in 1803 to transport stores and cattle, to Risdon Cove on the Derwent River, Tasmania.
Under the command of Eber Bunker, Albion departed England in 1799 arriving in Port Jackson on 29 June 1799, with a cargo of salted pork after a voyage of three months and fifteen days. Afterwards Albion sailed to Taihiti at the request of Governor Philip Gidley King and spent the next two winters whaling off the Australian coast and the New Zealand coast. He returned to England with a cargo of 155 barrels of whale oil.[3]
Returning to Port Jackson on 6 July 1803, Albion under command of Eber Bunker went on a second whaling expedition along the Australian coast.[4] Bunker discovered the Bunker Islands off the Queensland coast. Albion was chartered in late 1803 to carry stores and cattle, also carrying Lieutenant John Bowen, as part of the establishment of the first European settlement at Risdon Cove, Tasmania, arriving on 12 September 1803. HMS Lady Nelson having arrived earlier on 8 January. During the voyage Albion captured three whales. Albion returned to Sydney with 600 barrels of whale oil. After an expedition to New Zealnd, Albion left Port Jackson on 24 August 1804 and returned to London with 1,400 barrels of whale oil and 13,000 seal skins.
Albion is known to have returned to Port Jackson on 19 August 1806 with a cargo of merchandise and left on 12 November 1808 for England with a cargo of whale oil.[4] Her fate is not known.
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References [link]
- ^ "New Zealand Shipping Returns, 1803". https://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-McN01Hist-t1-b6-d23.html. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Shipping Index: Albion". https://www.myancestorsstory.com/shiplist_01.html. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Whaling Days, Early Romance and Adventure". The West Australian, Wednesday 17 April 1935, p.11.. https://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32852948. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16.. https://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71247621. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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Albion (given name)
Albion is a given name, usually masculine, which may refer to:
Albion Motors
Albion Automotive of Scotstoun, Glasgow is a former Scottish automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer. It is currently involved in the manufacture and supply of Automotive component systems.
From WW1 to the 1950s, Albion had rivalled Foden for the reliability and ruggedness of their trucks. Albion was incorporated into Leyland Motors in 1951, and merely became a badge for their smaller lines. The badge was dropped by British Leyland in 1980.
Today the company is a subsidiary of American Axle & Manufacturing, and manufactures axles, driveline systems, chassis systems, crankshafts and chassis components. It is Scotland's best known name in the motor industry. Albions were renowned for their slogan "Sure as the Sunrise".
History
Originally known as Albion Motor Car Company Ltd, the company was founded in 1899 by Thomas Blackwood Murray and Norman Osborne Fulton (both of whom had previously been involved in Arrol-Johnston) they were joined a couple of years later by John F Henderson who provided additional capital. The factory was originally on the first floor of a building in Finnieston Street, Glasgow and had only seven employees. In 1903 the company moved to new premises in Scotstoun.
