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S.T. Albany FD82


	

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Wreck of the Albany


		
Technical
Official Number 124682
Net Tonnage60
Length120 ft
Breadth21.6 ft
Draught11.6 ft
Built atBowling 1906
OwnerDouble Steam Fishing Co
History
1906 To Fleetwood as a new vessel.
December 28 1908 Stranded in a blizzard at Westport, Kintyre. ALBANY grounded 150 yards from the shore at Tangytavil, just to the north of Machrihanish. Three other trawlers stood by but were forced to claw offshore in the gale.