Albany
Ship Number
1559
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Launch Date
November 1, 1956
Launched By
The Rt Hon The Viscountess Davidson OBE MP
Delivered
February 13, 1957
Owner
Royal Mail Lines Ltd
Weight
7299 grt
BP Length
415 feet
Breadth
58-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
14.5 knots
Propulsion
Harland & Wolff/B&W six cylinder Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel
Official No.
187531
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
 Albany

One of three sister ships. (Picardy and Thessaly)
 
General freighter used in various trades but most often Spanish Main.
 
Sold 5/1971 to Union SS Co, Monrovia, Liberia; renamed Taiwan.
 
Sold 1975 to Li-Ta Shipping Co (Pte), Singapore; renamed Lido.
 
She arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrapping on the 29th March 1979. [Nan Hor Steel Enterprise Co]