MAKE A MEME View Large Image Albatross 1929 AWM 200120.jpeg AWM caption SYDNEY NSW 1929-01 PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE SEAPLANE CARRIER HMAS ALBATROSS SHE WAS BUILT AT COCKATOO ISLAND DOCKYARD SYDNEY LAUNCHED ON 1928-02-21 AND COMMISSIONED ON 1929-01-23 IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH ...
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Keywords: HMAS Albatross 1929 AWM 200120.jpeg AWM caption SYDNEY NSW 1929-01 PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE SEAPLANE CARRIER HMAS ALBATROSS SHE WAS BUILT AT COCKATOO ISLAND DOCKYARD SYDNEY LAUNCHED ON 1928-02-21 AND COMMISSIONED ON 1929-01-23 IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHE FLIES NO ENSIGN INDICATING THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN PRIOR TO HER COMMISSIONING SHE HAD A CAPACITY TO CARRY NINE VICKERS SUPERMARINE SEAGULL MARK III AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT BUT DURING HER RAN SERVICE SHE USUALLY CARRIED ONLY SIX ALBATROSS PARTICIPATED IN ROUTINE CRUISES AND EXERCISES WITH THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON UNTIL 1933-04-26 WHEN SHE PAID OFF INTO RESERVE AS A RESULT OF THE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION IN 1938-07 ALBATROSS WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL NAVY AS PART PAYMENT FOR THE CRUISER HOBART THE SHIP'S WW2 PENNANT NUMBER WAS D22 NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION 200120 ~ 1929 photographer not identified Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov HMAS Albatross 1928 Black and white photographs
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