| Name: | ALBATROS |
| Type: | Fishing Vessel |
| Launched: | 26/07/1904 |
| Completed: | 09/1904 |
| Builder: | Smith's Dock Co Ltd |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 756 |
| Dimensions: | 203grt, 70nrt, 112.4 x 21.0 x 8.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (12, 19.5 & 32 x 23ins), 67nhp |
| Engines by: | WVV Lidgerwood, Glasgow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.25knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 09/1904 | L Caille, Lorient |
| 1911 | Cie Lorientaise de Chalutage, Lorient |
| 1935 | Varron & Bizien, Lorient |
| 14/05/1940 | Sunk |
| Comments: | 1904: Allocated fishing registration number L528 at Lorient |
| 12/04/1916: Requisitioned as an auxiliary patrol boat at St Nazaire | |
| Armed with 1 x 75mm & 1 x 47mm guns | |
| 12/1918: Returned to owners | |
| 09/1939: Requisitioned by the French Navy | |
| 14/05/1940: Sunk at Dunkirk |
Obove photo is courtesy of Birgir Þórisson
Obove photo is courtesy of Birgir Þórisson
Obove photo is courtesy of Birgir Þórisson
Shields Daily News, Monday, 29/08/1904