HMS Albion-- Part 3: Afterwards

In 1816, the Albion was part of a combined British-Dutch fleet that took part in the bombardment of Algiers on 27 August 1816, which was intended to force the Dey of Algiers to free Christian slaves.  

She fired 4,110 shots at the city and suffered 3 killed and 15 wounded from return fire.

In 1827, she was part of a combined British-Russian fleet under the command of Admiral Codrington at the Battle of Navarino, where a Turkish-Egyptian fleet was obliterated, securing Greek independence.

 At this battle, the Albion suffered 10 killed and 50 wounded, including her second-in-command, Commander John Norman Campbell.

In 1847, the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with the clasps "Algiers" and "Navarino."

In 1831, the Albion was hulked as a quarantine ship and broken up in1836.

--Brock-Perry

HMS Sappho-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

Back on May 12th, i mentioned the HMS Sappho getting into a fight with Gunboat No. 168 of the U.S. Navy at Fernadina.

Here is some more information on the HMS Sappho.

It was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop, 100 feet long, 30-foot beam with 121 crew and mounting sixteen 32-pdr. carronades cannon and two 6-pdr. bowchasers.

It was built by Jabez Bailey at Ipswich and launched in 1806 and took part i the Napoleonic Wars.  It defeated the Danish brig Admiral Yawl in single ship action during the Gunboat War and had a very successful prize-taking two month voyage against the United States in the War of 1812.

It was wrecked off the Canadian coast in 1825 and broken up in 1830.

--Brock-Perry