Albany

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ALBANY - (N.44.06.351 W.082.42.016)  132 to 149 Feet Deep.  The Albany (267ft steel steamer) was involved in a collision with the Philadelphia on November 7th, 1893.  After the collision the Albany was taken in tow and foundered while underway.  The Albany now lies a few miles away from the Philadelphia which also sank.  The Albany lies in approximately 140 feet of water.  Her stern is sitting upright and intact.  The midsection is broken up and the bow is fairly intact and sitting on its starboard side.

A porthole has been saved from salvors attempts years ago.

Tooling and miscellaneous debris still lay on shelving inside the stern of the Albany.

Wrenches of all sizes still held within their rack inside the stern of the Albany.

The stern of the Albany is fairly intact and sitting upright on the lake floor.

Decending to the stern of the Albany, divers get their first views of the engine.

Diver investigates the remains of the boiler section on the Albany.

Diver investigates damage to the propeller and rudder of the Albany.  Damage was mostly likely caused when the ship hit the bottom of Lake Huron.

Twisted and broken remains of the center hull section of the Albany.

Debris field behind the bow of the Albany.

A comparison of a diver to the remains of the bow

Bow is fractured at a bulkhead and laying on its starboard side.

Windless and railing on the bow of the Albany

Bow of the Albany looking rearward.  The bow lays on it starboard side.

Bow of the Albany laying on its starboard side.

Boilers and remaining stern of the Albany