Albemarle (1776)

Albemarle was a convict ship dispatched in 1791 from England to Australia. She was built in 1776 in France. She was captured by HMS Albion (1763) while acting as a transport for the French Army in 1779 and was condemned in the Prize Court at Barbados. Purchased by Calvert & Co. and renamed Albemarle, she served in the East India Company from 1791 until 1793. Whilst still in service of the East India Company, under the command of Master George Bowen, she departed Portsmouth on 27 March 1791, with 282 male convicts as part of the third fleet and arrived on 13 October 1791 in Port Jackson, New South Wales. Thirty-two convicts died during the voyage and six additional female convicts were found onboard upon arrival.

Fate
Albemarle was captured by French privateers in May 1793 and taken to Morlaix, France.