| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip Bay |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 300121 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Period 1930-1939 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MELBOURNE, 1932. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE SEAPLANE CARRIER HMAS ALBATROSS AT PORT PHILLIP. AFTER HER ...
Description
MELBOURNE, 1932. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE SEAPLANE CARRIER HMAS ALBATROSS AT PORT PHILLIP. AFTER HER TRANSFER IN 1938 TO THE ROYAL NAVY AND ON THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR 2 THE SHIP, AS HMS ALBATROSS, WAS USED AS AN AIRCRAFT REPAIR VESSEL OPERATING IN BRITISH HOME WATERS. IN 1940 SHE MOVED TO FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE AND IN ADDITION TO HER REPAIR ROLE SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT OPERATED FROM HER ON ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROLS AND CONVOY ESCORT. DURING 1942 THE VESSEL WAS CONVERTED, IN MOBILE, USA, TO A FLEET REPAIR SHIP AND OPERATED AS SUCH DURING THE NORMANDY LANDINGS. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).