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View of unfinished Sydney Harbour Bridge aboard HMAS ANZAC from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded February 2014
View of unfinished Sydney Harbour Bridge aboard HMAS ANZAC from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded February 2014
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
Naval officers and sailors of watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
Naval officers and sailors of watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
Royal Australian Navy officers and sailors watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
Naval officers and sailors of HMAS ANZAC watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
HMAS TORRENS I sinking off Sydney Heads from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
HMAS TORRENS I being used as a gunnery target off Sydney Heads from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
The scuttling of HMAS TORRENS I from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013

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HMAS TORRENS being used as target practice

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Horatio J. Kookaburra said:
Wonderful photo. The ship in the background is the [unique] seaplane carrier HMAS Albatross, a vessel built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, laid down in April 1926, launched by Lady Stonehaven, wife of the Governor General and commissioned on January 23, 1929. Known as 'Australia's first aircraft carrier' she was also armed with four 4.7 inch guns, which are what would been being used for the target practice here. Further details of this ship are widely available, and ANMM will have them in your own records. With her RAN service affected by the Great Depression, she was transferred to the Royal Navy as part-payment for the cruiser HMAS Hobart [ex-HMS Apollo] in 1938, and had a significant career with the Royal Navy during WWII. Became the migrant ship Hellenic Prince after WWII, and finally scrapped at Hong Kong in 1954.
Roger said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Torrens_%28D67%29 ??
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
Thanks for your comment Kookaburra2011. We have updated our records accordingly.

Seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS attending scuttling of HMAS TORRENS at disposal site

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

FredV45 said:
In fact this is HMAS Albatross, probably the most unusual warship ever built in Australia. It was designed as a seaplane carrier and built at Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour in 1928. It could carry nine seaplanes but in service handled only six, which were lifted off and onto the ship by a large crane. In 1936 a catapult was fitted but was probably never used, as soon thereafter the ship was sent to England as part-payment for a more useful Royal Navy cruiser which was renamed "HMAS Hobart". Albatross served with honour and some damage during WW2 and was then laid up, only to be sold in 1947. It was renamed "Pride of Torquay" and rebuilt to carry refugees and migrants as the "Hellenic Prince" - back to Australia. This rather ungainly but colourful ship was dismantled in 1954.
Roger said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Torrens_%28D67%29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Albatross_%281928%29

HMAS TORRENS I sinking off Sydney Heads

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

kristavanichinnsamy said:
Very nice sea colour. wonderful oldphotos.
excellentzebu1050 said:
Brilliant picture Compliments
victor98_2001 said:
nice shot