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English: AWM Caption: AN AERIAL VIEW OF SEAPLANE CARRIER HMAS ALBATROSS WITH ONE OF HER SEAGULL AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT FROM 101 FLEET COOPERATION FLIGHT, RAAF, 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).
Date - 1930s
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300122
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  • 2006-01-15 07:12 Nick-D 450×341× (69304 bytes) Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 300122 '''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in the 1920s or 1930s.

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