HMAS Albatross (I)
Albatross (l) was a Seaplane Tender. Albatross was recommissioned on 19 April 1938 to carry over 300 RAN personnel who were to commission HMAS Hobart. On arriving at Plymouth on 9 September 1938 Albatross was handed over to the Royal Navy.
HMS Albatross had an illustrious service with the Royal Navy after recommissioning from reserve and embarking six Walrus I amphibians. As a seaplane carrier she served in the South Atlantic, West Africa and Madagascar areas.
- Commissioned
23 January 1929 - Decommissioned
26 April 1933 - Fate
Transferred to Royal Navy in 1938 in part payment for the RAN’s new light cruiser Hobart (I)
