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HMAS Albatross

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One ship and one shore base of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have borne the name HMAS Albatross, for the albatross:

  • HMAS Albatross (1928), a seaplane carrier launched in 1928, which left service in 1933 and was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1938
  • HMAS Albatross (air station), a naval aviation base at Nowra, New South Wales, which was opened in 1948 and is active as of 2016

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