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| Keywords: hood collection hoodcollection hmas albatross hmasalbatross dry dock drydock dock dockyard docks sydney harbour sydneyharbour sydney harbour scenes harbourscenes samuel j hood collection samueljhoodcollection cockatoo island cockatooisland ship warship royal australian navy royalaustraliannavy ran hmas albatross (1928) hmasalbatross1928 seaplane tender seaplanetender royal navy royalnavy hms albatross hmsalbatross seaplane carrier seaplanecarrier cockatoo docks and engineering company cockatoodocksandengineeringcompany cockatoo island dockyard cockatooislanddockyard ship launching shiplaunching slipway crane hood navy naval vessel navalvessel launch naval personnel navalpersonnel naval officers navalofficers officials navy event navyevent cockatoo island dockyards cockatooislanddockyards 1928 reverend a g rix reverendagrix lady ethel stonehaven ladyethelstonehaven lord john lawrence baird stonehaven lordjohnlawrencebairdstonehaven lord stonehaven lordstonehaven blackandwhite monochrome photo border black and white This photograph depicts the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's first seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS I on 23 February 1928 at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney. This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century. The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly. Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection Object no. 00035168 This photograph depicts the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's first seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS I on 23 February 1928 at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney. This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century. The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly. Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection Object no. 00035168 | ||||
