Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

HMAS Albatross

Carrier commissioned at Cockatoo Island in 1929. After being decommissioned in 1933 the ship became a repair vessel for the Royal Navy, playing a vital role in the Allied invasion of Normandy. By 1948 it had been converted to a passenger vessel and in 1949 reached Sydney with 1000 displaced persons. It was finally scrapped in Hong Kong in 1954.

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Constructed
1926 - 1928
Destroyed
1954
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