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'''H.M.A.S. ''Albatross''''' was a seaplane tender which entered service in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] in 1929. | '''H.M.A.S. ''Albatross''''' was a seaplane tender which entered service in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] in 1929. | ||
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H.M.A.S. Albatross (1928) | |
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Builder: | Cockatoo Dockyard |
Laid down: | 16 Apr, 1926 |
Launched: | 23 Feb, 1928 |
Commissioned: | 23 Jan, 1929[1] |
Decommissioned: | 26 Apr, 1933 |
Transferred: | 1938 |
Fate: | to Royal Navy |
H.M.A.S. Albatross was a seaplane tender which entered service in the Royal Australian Navy in 1929.
Service
Albatross was commissioned at Sydney on 23 January, 1929. In mid-1931, she was carrying Royal Australian Air Force Flight 101. Eight aviators were assigned to her at the time.[2]
After five years service, the ship was taken out of service.
In 1938, Albatross was transferred to Britain, becoming H.M.S. Albatross. She served as a repair ship for the Royal Navy throughout World War II.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Henry J. Feakes, 14 August, 1930[3]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 292.
Bibliography