MV Empire Albany

History
Name	Empire Albany (1944-46) Albany (1946)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1944-46) Mrs P Dowds (1946)
Operator	J Fisher & Sons Ltd (1944-46) Mrs P Dowds (1946)
Port of registry	Lowestoft (1944-46) Ireland (1946)
Builder	Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft
Yard number	337
Launched	3 October 1944
Completed	December 1944
Identification	UK Official Number 166695 (1944-46) Code letters MPDM (1944-46)
Fate	Sank 20 November 1946
General characteristics
Tonnage	306 GRT
Length	132 ft 5 in (40.36 m)
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Depth	7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Propulsion	2 x SCSA diesel engines (Crossley, Manchester) 110 hp (82 kW)

Empire Albany was a 306-ton Coaster which was built in 1944. She was renamed Albany in 1946 and disappeared on a voyage between Port Talbot and Rosslare in 1946.

History

Empire Albany was built by Richards Ironworks Ltd, Lowestoft as yard number 337. She was launched on 3 October 1944 and completed in December 1944. Empire Airman was owned by the Ministry of War Transport ^[1] and operated under the management of the J Fisher & Sons Ltd. ^[2]

In 1946, Empire Albany was sold to Mrs P Dowds, Ireland and renamed Albany. On 20 November 1946, Albany departed Port Talbot bound for Rosslare, but did not arrive. ^[3] Albany was carrying a cargo of coal. Two ship's boats and the name board from Albany were washed up near St David's Head on 22 November. ^[4]

Official number and code letters

Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.

Empire Airman had the Official Number 166695 on Lloyd's Register and used the Code Letters MPBM ^[2]

References

1. "1166695" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 20 December 2008.
2. "NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
3. "Empire-A". Mariners-L. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
4. Mitchell, W H; Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. 234. ISBN   1-85044-275-4.