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''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 Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community (Wales), community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which d ...
and Rosslare in 1946.


History

''Empire Albany'' was built by Richards Ironworks Ltd,
Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the List of extreme points of the United Kingdom, most easterly UK se ...
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 The Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) was a department of the British Government formed early in the Second World War to control transportation policy and resources. It was formed by merging the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of Transpor ...
and operated under the management of the J Fisher & Sons Ltd. In 1946, ''Empire Albany'' was sold to Mrs P Dowds,
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
and renamed ''Albany''. On 20 November 1946, ''Albany'' departed Port Talbot bound for Rosslare, but did not arrive. ''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 St David's Head () is a headland in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, southwest Wales, which marks the divide between the Irish Sea and the Celtic Sea. It is noted for its wildflowers and wildlife, and for the remains of ancient human set ...
on 22 November.


Official number and code letters

Official numbers were a forerunner to
IMO Numbers The IMO number of the International Maritime Organization is a generic term with two distinct applications: * the IMO ship identification number is a unique ship identifier; or, * the IMO company and registered owner identification number is us ...
. ''Empire Airman'' had the Official Number 166695 on
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and used the
Code Letters Code letters or ship's call sign (or callsign) Mtide Taurus - IMO 7626853"> SHIPSPOTTING.COM >> Mtide Taurus - IMO 7626853/ref> were a method of identifying ships before the introduction of modern navigation aids. Later, with the introduction of ...
MPBM


References

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