File:Albatross (AWM 300122).jpg

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Summary

AWM Caption: AN AERIAL VIEW OF SEAPLANE CARRIER <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(1928)" class="extiw" title="en:HMAS Albatross (1928)">HMAS ALBATROSS</a> WITH ONE OF HER <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Seagull_(1921)" class="extiw" title="en:Supermarine Seagull (1921)">SEAGULL AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT</a> FROM <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._101_Flight_RAAF" class="extiw" title="en:No. 101 Flight RAAF">101 FLEET COOPERATION FLIGHT, RAAF</a>, OVERHEAD. NOTE THE HATCH COVERING THE HANGAR ENTRANCE JUST FORWARD OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THE MOUNTING FOR THE UNFITTED CATAPULT TOWARDS THE BOWS. DURING HER SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL NAVY, AS HMS ALBATROSS, THE SHIP RECEIVED BATTLE DAMAGE WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED BY THE END OF THE WAR. SHE PAID OFF IN 1945-06 AND WAS SOLD OUT OF SERVICE. IN 1947 SHE BECAME THE PRIDE OF TORQUAY AND WAS TO BE A FLOATING CABARET BUT THE PLAN FAILED. IN 1948 THE VESSEL WAS ACQUIRED BY GRAECO-BRITISH INTERESTS, CONVERTED TO A PASSENGER SHIP BEING SUBSEQUENTLY USED AS A MIGRANT SHIP TO AUSTRALIA, UNDER THE NAME HELLENIC PRINCE. DURING 1953 SHE WAS CHARTERED AS A BRITISH TROOP TRANSPORT. FINALLY IN 1953-11, THE SHIP WAS SOLD FOR SCRAPPING IN HONG KONG. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).

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current15:51, 6 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 15:51, 6 January 2017450 × 341 (53 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<b>AWM Caption:</b> AN AERIAL VIEW OF SEAPLANE CARRIER <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_(1928)" class="extiw" title="en:HMAS Albatross (1928)">HMAS ALBATROSS</a> WITH ONE OF HER <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Seagull_(1921)" class="extiw" title="en:Supermarine Seagull (1921)">SEAGULL AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT</a> FROM <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._101_Flight_RAAF" class="extiw" title="en:No. 101 Flight RAAF">101 FLEET COOPERATION FLIGHT, RAAF</a>, OVERHEAD. NOTE THE HATCH COVERING THE HANGAR ENTRANCE JUST FORWARD OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THE MOUNTING FOR THE UNFITTED CATAPULT TOWARDS THE BOWS. DURING HER SERVICE WITH THE ROYAL NAVY, AS HMS ALBATROSS, THE SHIP RECEIVED BATTLE DAMAGE WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED BY THE END OF THE WAR. SHE PAID OFF IN 1945-06 AND WAS SOLD OUT OF SERVICE. IN 1947 SHE BECAME THE PRIDE OF TORQUAY AND WAS TO BE A FLOATING CABARET BUT THE PLAN FAILED. IN 1948 THE VESSEL WAS ACQUIRED BY GRAECO-BRITISH INTERESTS, CONVERTED TO A PASSENGER SHIP BEING SUBSEQUENTLY USED AS A MIGRANT SHIP TO AUSTRALIA, UNDER THE NAME HELLENIC PRINCE. DURING 1953 SHE WAS CHARTERED AS A BRITISH TROOP TRANSPORT. FINALLY IN 1953-11, THE SHIP WAS SOLD FOR SCRAPPING IN HONG KONG. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
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