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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:

HMS Albacore (1781) was a 16-gun sloop, formerly the American privateer Royal Louis. She was captured in 1781 by HMS Nymphe and HMS Amphion and was sold in 1784.
HMS Albacore (1793) was a 16-gun sloop launched at Rotherhithe. She captured several privateers before she was sold in 1802.
HMS Albacore (1804) was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1804 and sold in 1815. She became a merchantman, sailing out of Guernsey. She was lost on 12 October 1821 while sailing from Buenos Aires to Barbados.
HMS Albacore (1828) was a schooner launched in 1828 and sold in 1832.
HMS Albacore (1856) was a wooden screw gunboat launched in 1856, the nameship of the 1855 Albacore class. She was used as a tank vessel from 1874, was hulked in 1882 and was broken up in 1885.
HMS Albacore (1883) was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1883, the nameship of the 1883 Albacore class. She was sold in 1906.
HMS Albacore (1909) was a destroyer launched in 1906 and purchased in 1909. She was reclassified as a B-class destroyer in 1913 and was sold in 1919.
HMS Albacore (J101) was an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1942 and broken up in 1963.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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 Eight ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Albacore''''', after the [[Albacore]], a species of fish:
-*{{HMS|Albacore|1781|6}} was a 16-gun [[sloop-of-war|sloop]], formerly the American [[privateer]] ''Royal Louis''. She was captured in 1781 by {{HMS|Nymphe|1780|6}} and {{HMS|Amphion|1780|6}} and was sold in 1784.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|1781}} was a 16-gun [[sloop-of-war|sloop]], formerly the American [[privateer]] ''Royal Louis''. She was captured in 1781 by {{HMS|Nymphe|1780|6}} and {{HMS|Amphion|1780|6}} and was sold in 1784.
-*{{HMS|Albacore|1793|6}} was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1793 and sold in 1802.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|1793}} was a 16-gun sloop launched at Rotherhithe. She captured several privateers before she was sold in 1802.
-*{{HMS|Albacore|1804|6}} was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1804 and sold in 1815.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|1804}} was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1804 and sold in 1815. She became a merchantman, sailing out of Guernsey. She was lost on 12 October 1821 while sailing from Buenos Aires to Barbados.
-*{{HMS|Albacore|1828|6}} was a [[schooner]] launched in 1828 and sold in 1832.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|1828}} was a [[schooner]] launched in 1828 and sold in 1832.
-*{{HMS|Albacore|1856|6}} was a wooden screw [[gunboat]] launched in 1856, the nameship of the 1855 [[Albacore class gunboat (1855)|''Albacore'' class]]. She was used as a tank vessel from 1874, was [[hulk (ship)|hulked]] in 1882 and was broken up in 1885.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|1856}} was a wooden screw [[gunboat]] launched in 1856, the nameship of the 1855 {{sclass|Albacore|gunboat (1855)|4}}. She was used as a tank vessel from 1874, was [[hulk (ship)|hulked]] in 1882 and was broken up in 1885.
-*{{HMS|Albacore|1883|6}} was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1883, the nameship of the 1883 [[Albacore class gunboat (1883)|''Albacore'' class]].  She was sold in 1906.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|1883}} was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1883, the nameship of the 1883 {{sclass|Albacore|gunboat (1883)|4}}. She was sold in 1906.
-*{{HMS|Albacore|1909|6}} was a [[destroyer]] launched in 1906 and purchased in 1909. She was reclassified as a [[B class destroyer (1913)|B class]] destroyer in 1913 and was sold in 1919.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|1909}} was a [[destroyer]] launched in 1906 and purchased in 1909. She was reclassified as a {{sclass2|B|destroyer (1913)|0}} destroyer in 1913 and was sold in 1919.
-*{{HMS|Albacore|J101|6}} was an [[Algerine class minesweeper|''Algerine'' class]] [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] launched in 1942 and broken up in 1963.
+* {{HMS|Albacore|J101}} was an {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} launched in 1942 and broken up in 1963.
+{{Ship index}}
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Albacore}}
-[[Category:Royal Navy ship names|Albacore]]
+[[Category:Royal Navy ship names]]