HMAS Albatross (Seaplane Carrier)
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | ||
| Laid down: | April 1926 | |
| Launched: | 23 February 1928, by Lady Stonehaven, wife of the Governor-General | |
| Completed | 21 December 1928 | |
| Decommissioned: | 26 April 1933 | |
| Fate: | Traded to Royal Navy as part payment for Hobart | |
| Struck: | 1938 | |
| General Characteristics | ||
| Displacement: | 4,800 tons (standard) | |
| Length: | 132.19 m | |
| Beam: | 23.74 m | |
| Draught: | 5.9 m | |
| Propulsion: | Parsons Turbines, 10,800 hp, 2 shafts | |
| Speed: | 23 knots | |
| Range: | ||
| Complement: | 450 (including six officers and 24 airman from RAAF) | |
| Armament: | 4 x 4.7-inch guns 2 x 2-pounder guns | |
| Aircraft: | 6 Supermarine Seagull | |
| Motto: | "Usque Ad Nubes Prolem Emitto" | |
The first HMAS Albatross was a seaplane tender laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Sydney in New South Wales in April 1926, launched on 23 February 1928 by Lady Stonehaven, wife of the Governor General of Australia, completed on 21 December 1928 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 23 January 1929.
HMAS Albatross paid off to reserve on 26 April 1933, was accepted by the Admiralty as part payment for the cruiser HMAS Hobart and sailed for England on 11 July 1938.
See also
- HMAS Albatross for other ships to bear the name
- List of aircraft carriers
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