MV Empire Albany
| Career | |
|---|---|
| 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) 30x15px30x15px30x15px30x15px |
| Fate: | Sank 20 November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 306 GRT |
| Length: | 132 feet 5 inches (40.36 m) |
| Beam: | 24 feet 6 inches (7.47 m) |
| Depth: | 7 feet 9 inches (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, Eire and renamed Albany. On 20 November 1946, Albany departed Port Talbot bound for Rosslare, but did not arrive.[3] Albany was carying 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
- ↑ ""1166695"" (subscription required). Miramar Ship Index. R.B. Haworth. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS". Plimsoll Ship Data. http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=45a0325.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "Empire-A". Mariners-L. http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireA.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. 1995. pp. p234. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
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