HMS Albatross

HMS Albatross

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Albatross", after the seabird, the Albatross. A seventh was planned but never completed:

*HMS|Albatross|1795|6 was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1795 and sold in 1807.
*HMS|Albatross|1826|6 was a survey schooner purchased in 1826 and sold in 1833.
*HMS|Albatross|1842|6 was a 16-gun brig launched in 1842 and broken up in 1860.
*HMS "Albatross" was to have been a wood screw sloop. She was ordered in 1862 but was cancelled in 1863.
*HMS|Albatross|1873|6 was a "Fantome" class composite screw sloop launched in 1873 and broken up in 1889.
*HMS|Albatross|1898|6 was a destroyer launched in 1898, reclassified as a C class destroyer in 1913 and sold in 1920.
*HMS "Albatross" was a seaplane carrier launched in 1928 for the Royal Australian Navy. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1938, and converted to a repair ship in 1942. She was sold into mercantile service in 1946 and was sold for scrapping in 1954.

ee also

*HMAS|Albatross


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • HMS Trident (1768) — HMS Trident HMS Trident Служба …   Википедия

  • HMS Eagle (1918) — For other ships of the same name, see HMS Eagle. Aerial view of Eagle in the 1930s Career (United Kingdom) …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Frobisher (D81) — HMS Frobisher was a Hawkins class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built at Devonport Dockyard and launched on 20 March 1920.Interwar career Frobisher was commissioned on 20 September 1924, and entered service with the Mediterranean Fleet …   Wikipedia

  • HMS E9 — Das britische U Boot HMS E19, ein Schwesterboot der HMS E9, im Hafen von Reval Baudaten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • HMS Birmingham (C19) — Лёгкий крейсер «Бирмингем» HMS Birmingham (C19) Лёгкий крейсер «Бирмигем» 24 октября 1943 года …   Википедия

  • HMS Birmingham (1936) — «Бирмингем» HMS Birmingham (C19) …   Википедия

  • HMS Ocean (R68) — The fifth HMS Ocean was a Royal Navy Colossus class light fleet aircraft carrier of 13,190 tons built in Glasgow by Alexander Stephen and Sons. Her keel was laid in November 1942, and she was commissioned on 30 June 1945.In March 1944, a proposal …   Wikipedia

  • HMAS Albatross (1928) — The first HMAS Albatross was a seaplane tender laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Cockatoo Island, Sydney in New South Wales in April 1926, launched on 23 February 1928 by Lady Stonehaven, wife of the Governor General of… …   Wikipedia

  • 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… …   Wikipedia

  • HMAS Albatross (air station) — Infobox Airport name = NAS Nowra nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = caption = IATA = NOA ICAO = YSNW type = Military owner = operator = RAN city served = location = Nowra, New South Wales elevation f = 400 elevation m = 131… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”