| 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) |
| 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.
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 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]