HMAS Albatross

HMAS Albatross

One ship and one shore base of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name HMAS "Albatross, after the Albatross:

* The first HMAS "Albatross" was a seaplane carrier laid down in 1926, decommissioned in 1933, and transferred to the Royal Navy
* The second HMAS "Albatross" is the RAN's naval aviation base, located in Nowra, New South Wales, acquired in 1948, and operational as of 2008.

ee also

*HMS "Albatross" - seven units of the Royal Navy


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