Albanian Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Albanian Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
53 28.936 N,3 53.789 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 26.89 m |
| Water Depth | 35 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ALBANIAN |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 89 m |
| Width | 9.4 m |
| Draught | 7 |
| Sonar Length | 93.4 |
| Sonar Width | 22.2 |
| Shadow Height | 8.5 |
| Orientation | 170 |
| Tonnage | 1417 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 18, 1877 |
| Bottom Texture | Sand |
| Scour Dimensions | 160.0,053.5,006.0,107 |
| Original Detection Year | 1982 |
| Last Detection Year | 2021 |
| Original Source | yacht |
| Surveying Details | H1310/82/24 9.9.82 UNCHARTED WK LOCATED IN 532859N, 035354W [OGB], USING DECCA YACHT NAVIGATOR. STANDS ABOUT 2FMS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 24FMS (NO TIDAL REDUCTION APPLIED). DEEP SCOUR TO W OF WK. (D TURNER, 21.8.82). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H1310/84/37 5.11.84 DIVED ON 10.6.84 IN 532854N, 035318W. APPARENTLY AN EARLY SS WITH CURVED 'CLIPPER' BOW AND COUNTER STERN. LIES UPRIGHT IN 36MTRS OF WATER (U) AND STANDS 6MTRS HIGH. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS. ABOUT 200FT LONG, LYING WITH BOWS NE. (P L SMITH, 22.10.84). AMEND WK 28MTRS. BR STD. H3838/86 3.12.87 WK 26.5 IN GEN DEPTH 35.8MTRS, IN 532856N, 035344W. (HMS BULLDOG, SIGNAL DTD 2.12.87). - NM 366/88. H2993/88 13.6.88 EXAM'D 29.11.87 IN 532856N, 035344W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.5 IN GEN DEPTH 35.5MTRS. SCOUR 5MTRS DEEP. EXAM'D ALSO BY HMS BULLDOG. HYDROSEARCH - VERT HT 6.9MTRS, SHADOW HT 9.3MTRS. LYING IN TWO PARTS, WELL BROKEN-UP, 165/345 DEG. LENGTH 106MTRS, BEAM 9.7MTRS. APPARENTLY UPRIGHT WITH COLLAPSED SUPERSTRUCTURE AND HIGHEST POINT AT S END OF LARGER NORTHERN PIECE. CHART AS WK 26.5MTRS. (HMS HECATE, HI 357). NFA. HH100/351/04 26.7.91 DIVED ON. CONFIRMED TO BE IN TWO PARTS. THOUGHT LIKELY TO BE WK OF BIBBY LINE SS ALBANIAN. (K HURLEY, 11.7.91). 7.8.92 CONFIRMED AS WK OF THE ALBANIAN. (HUMBER SALVAGE UK LTD. 3.7.92). 15.11.93 REPD NOW TO BE IN 3 PIECES FOLLOWING SALVAGE BY THE `PETREL' OF THE TUBING. (TELECON, P DAY). 2.5.14 FWD PART COLLAPSED, MIDSHIPS UPRIGHT, STERN BROKEN AND LIES TO STBD. (DIVER MAGAZINE, MAY 2014). NCA. SEP2022/000028019 12.04.22 EXAM'D 14.08.2021; IN 5328.936N, 0353.789W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.89MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. LENGTH 93.4MTRS, WIDTH 22.2MTRS, HEIGHT 8.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. UPRIGHT WRECK WITH BOW PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, HALF MID-SECTION COLLAPSED AND BURIED, AND STERN COLLAPSED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1507 - H525-8124). AMEND DW 26.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Jan 12, 2023 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1870 BY T ROYDEN & SONS, LIVERPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BIBBY LINE, LIVERPOOL. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND INVERTED ENGINE OF 170NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE LIVERPOOL FOR GENOA & LEGHORN. SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH WOODEN BARQUE NYDIA (9834 TONS, BUILT 1853) IN CLEAR WEATHER. ALBANIAN MAINTAINED COURSE WITH NYDIA CLOSE TO THE WIND AND WAS STRUCK BY NYDIA PORT SIDE, AFT OF THE BRIDGE. THIRD OFFICER PENNY WAS HELD TO BE WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLISION THROUGH HOLDING COURSE. (SIBI ET AL).
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
53 28.936 N,3 53.789 W
Albanian on Wreck Map
Albanian Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
Upright wreck with bow partially collapsed, half mid-section collapsed and buried, and stern collapsed.