Albany-Class Destroyer

Fact Log

 * Class: Albany
 * Type: Destroyer
 * Preceded by: Moore-Class
 * Succeeded by: Marshal-Class
 * Commissioned: (1933 - 1935)
 * Planned: 45
 * Completed: 45
 * Cancelled: 0
 * Active: 0
 * Retired: 43
 * Displacement: 3,021 tons
 * Length: 390 ft
 * Beam: 40 ft
 * Draft: 14 ft (at deep level)
 * Installed Power: 65,000 shp
 * Propulsion: 2 shafts, 4 Maximus-500 Diesel Engines
 * Speed: 28 Knots
 * Range: 5,200 NMI
 * Complement: 352 - 385
 * Armament:
 * 8 x 5 in cannons
 * 26 x Bofors 40mm twin AA guns
 * 8 x Bofors 40mm AA guns
 * 10 x M2 Browning Mounts
 * 1 x Depth Charge Rack
 * 2 x Tri SMM-10 Torpedo Launcher

Ships in Class

 * M.I.S Albany (1933 - 1940) (Retired) - Museum
 * M.I.S Calbaine (1933 - 1939) (Retired)
 * M.I.S Hector (1933 - 1933) (Sunk)
 * M.I.S Dauwns (1933 - 1933) (Sunk)
 * M.I.S Vensant (1934 - 1940) (Retired)
 * TO BE EXPANDED*

Overview
 Built in the mid 1930s as the first diesel-powered destroyer class for the Merick Isles Imperial Navy, the Albany Class saw limited useage in the early stages of WWII. By that time, the Albany-Class was outdated and being replaced by the much better Marshal Class.

 Throughout it's short service life, the Albany Class was plagued with problems. From over-weighted bows to blotched electronics, the Albany Class saw them all. Two ships, the Hector and Dauwns, actually sunk in 1933 in a storm due to the bow issue, and all destroyers build previously and after the inncident would be fitted with much higher bows.

