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| History |
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| Name: |
- Empire Albany (1944-46)
- Albany (1946)
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| Owner: |
- Ministry of War Transport (1944-46)
- Mrs P Dowds (1946)
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| Operator: |
- J Fisher & Sons Ltd (1944-46)
- Mrs P Dowds (1946)
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| Port of registry: |
 Lowestoft (1944-46) Ireland (1946)
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| 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)
  
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| Fate: |
Sank 20 November 1946 |
| General characteristics |
| Tons burthen: |
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
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| Shipwrecks |
- 1 Jan: USS Dorsey
- 2 Jan: U-516, U-2502
- 3 Jan: Empire Tigachi, U-825, U-2336, U-2351
- 5 Jan: U-541, U-901, U-2506
- 6 Jan: U-1109, U-2356
- 7 Jan: U-1010, U-1023, U-2511
- 8 Jan: HMS Safari
- 14 Jan: USS Snowbell, USS Southard
- 2 Feb: U-764
- 3 Feb: I-505
- 5 Feb: U-1228
- 10 Feb: U-975
- 12 Feb: I-501, U-3514
- 14 Feb: Fulham VII
- 15 Feb: I-502, I-506
- February (unknown date): U-1197
- 1 Mar: Sackett's Harbor
- 4 Mar: USS Extricate
- 11 Mar: USS Roche
- 16 Mar: SS Karl Leonhardt
- 26 Mar: Z34
- 1 Apr: I-58, I-156, I-157, I-158, I-159, I-402
- 4 Apr: USS S-35
- 5 Apr: I-202
- 8 Apr: USS Despatch
- 9 Apr: Empire Bridge
- 16 Apr: I-503, I-504
- 21 Apr: Empire Christopher
- 30 Apr: RO-500, USS Solar, HMS Stubborn, HMAS Tolga
- 8 May: I-153, I-154, I-155
- 14 May: USS Bellona
- 23 May: I-201
- 24 May: DD-224 (ex-USS Stewart)
- 28 May: I-14
- 31 May: I-401
- 4 Jun: I-400, Kunashiri
- 7 Jun: Kamikaze
- 8 Jun: Myōkō
- 9 Jun: USS Solar
- 1 Jul: USS Anderson, USS Carlisle, USS Gilliam, USS Lamson, Sakawa
- 25 Jul: USS Apogon, USS Arkansas, USS LSM-60, USS Pilotfish, USS Saratoga, USS Skipjack
- 30 Jul: Nagato
- 2 Aug: Empire Cross
- 19 Sep: Ohio
- 17 Oct: HMAS Waree
- 19 Oct: Takao
- 13 Nov: U-977
- 20 Nov: Albany
- 27 Nov: Lasknes
- 2 Dec: HMCS Middlesex
- 8 Dec: Liberté ,HMS Saltburn
- 16 Dec: Leipzig ,Z29
- 22 Dec: Prinz Eugen
- 26 Dec: USAT Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski
- 31 Dec: Monte Pascoal, Schwabenland
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