Albatross (disambiguation)
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The albatross
es are a family of large winged seabirds.
Albatross or Albatros may also refer to:
Albatross
Albatross
Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes . They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific...
es are a family of large winged seabirds.
Albatross or Albatros may also refer to:
Aeronautics
- The Albatross, the propeller-sustained airship in Jules Verne's novel Robur the ConquerorRobur the ConquerorRobur the Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, The Master of the World, which was published in 1904.- Plot summary :...
- Aero L-39 Albatros and Aero L-59 Super AlbatrosAero L-59 Super Albatros-See also:-References:* Lake, Jon. "Aero L-39 Albatross family: Variant Briefing". World Air Power Journal, Volume 43, Winter 2000. London:Aerospace Publishing. pp. 116–131. ISBN 1-86184-055-1....
, a series of Czech jet trainer aircraft - Albatros AirwaysAlbatros AirwaysAlbatros Airways Sh. p.k. was a low-cost airline based in Tirana in Albania. It flew to destinations in Italy using Fokker F100 aircraft. Its main base was Rinas Mother Teresa Airport , Tirana...
, an Albanian airline - Albatros FlugzeugwerkeAlbatros FlugzeugwerkeAlbatros-Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German airforces during World War I.The company was based in Johannisthal, Berlin, where it was founded by Walter Huth and Otto Wiener on December 20, 1909. It produced some of the most capable fighter aircraft...
, a German aircraft manufacturer that built a series of biplane fighters such as the Albatros D.IIIAlbatros D.IIIThe Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service and the Austro-Hungarian Air Service during World War I. The D.III was flown by many top German aces, including Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Erich Löwenhardt, Kurt Wolff, and Karl Emil Schäfer...
during World War I - de Havilland AlbatrossDe Havilland Albatross|-See also:...
, a four-engine British transport aircraft in the 1930s - Gossamer AlbatrossGossamer Albatross-See also:-Further reading:*Allen, Bryan. Winged Victory of "Gossamer Albatross". National Geographic, November 1979, vol. 156, n. 5, p. 640-651...
, a human-powered airplane - HU-16 AlbatrossHU-16 AlbatrossThe Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large twin-radial engine amphibious flying boat that was utilized by the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, primarily as a search and rescue and combat search and rescue aircraft...
, an American amphibious plane - Beriev A-40Beriev A-40This article is about the amphibious jet. For Soviet tank airlift project, see Antonov A-40.This article is about the amphibious jet. For Soviet tank airlift project, see Antonov A-40.This article is about the amphibious jet...
Albatros, a Russian amphibious plane
Automobiles
- Albatros (automobile)Albatros (automobile)The Albatros was an English automobile manufactured in Croft Road, Coventry and founded in 1922 by H.T.W. Manwaring. The origin of the name is reputed to be derived from a play on the name of one Albert Ross, who was Manwaring's mentor and boss earlier in his career.There were two models, an 8 and...
, a British automobile - Albatros (1912 automobile)Albatros (1912 automobile)The Albatros was built by one Henri Villouin of Paris in 1912. His company made mostly cycles and motorcycles, but did build a light 4-cylinder car. Their advertisement boasted of '91 wins in 92 races', but this is thought to be referring to the cycles....
, a French automobile
Locomotion
- Albatross was one of the GWR 3031 ClassGWR 3031 ClassThe Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...
locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915
Ships
Albatros- Albatros (19th century ship)Albatros (19th century ship)The Albatros was an American-owned ship which brought to W. Price Hunt, partner of the Pacific Fur Company, at its Astoria post, news of the outbreak of the War of 1812. Hunt chartered the ship and removed the furs from Fort Astoria to avoid possible British capture, thus abandoning the first...
, an American-owned ship which brought news of the outbreak of the War of 1812 to W. P. Hunt - Albatros class fast attack craftAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
, a class of German ships - Albatros (1899)Albatros (1899)The Albatros is a sailing ketch built in the Netherlands in 1899. Now used as a sail training vessel, she was the last sailing ship carrying commercial cargo in Europe.-1899-1987:...
, a ketch built in 1899, the last to sail commercially in European waters - Italian torpedo boat AlbatrosItalian torpedo boat AlbatrosAlbatros was a torpedo boat of the Regia Marina which served in World War II. She fought in the Mediterranean Sea and was sunk by in 1941. Albatros was the first project to create a specialised antisubmarine vessel.-Service:...
, an Italian torpedo boat used in World War II - German torpedo boat Albatros (1926), a German World War II torpedo boat
- MS AlbatrosMS AlbatrosMS Albatros is a cruise ship, operated by the Germany-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen. She was built in 1973 by Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as Royal Viking Sea, and has also sailed under the names Royal Odyssey, Norwegian Star, Crown and Crown Mare...
, a cruise liner - SS Albatros, originally built as RMS SylvaniaRMS SylvaniaRMS Sylvania was an ocean liner built in 1957 by John Brown & Co , Glasgow, Scotland for the United Kingdom-based shipping company Cunard Line. She was the last Cunard Line vessel built specifically for transatlantic crossings...
and named Albatros from 1993 to 2003 - TS Albatros, originally built as TS LedaTS LedaThe North Sea ferry TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway for over 20 years. In 1981 she was rebuilt as a cruise liner and later became an accommodation vessel at a penal colony for terrorists and members of the Mafia...
(1952) and named Albatros and Albatross in the 1980s
Albatross
- Albatross (ship, built in 1920), a Dutch/German sailing ship that was later used as a training ship
- Albatross (1920 schooner), ship that the film White Squall is based on (n.b. this is the same ship as the previous entry)
- HMAS Albatross (air station)HMAS Albatross (air station)HMAS Albatross, also known as Naval Air Station Nowra , is an airfield operated by the Royal Australian Navy , in support of the RAN's aviation branch, the Fleet Air Arm...
, a Royal Australian Navy base - HMAS Albatross (seaplane tender), a Royal Australian Navy ship
- NOAA Ship Albatross IVNOAA Ship Albatross IVNOAA Ship Albtaross IV was a fisheries research ship in commission in the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries from 1963 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1970 to 2008.-Construction and characteristics:...
, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel - USS Albatross (1861)USS Albatross (1861)USS Albatross was a screw steamer rigged as a three-masted schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the beginning of the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a gunboat with heavy guns and used in the Union blockade of the waterways of the Confederate States of America.- Built in Mystic,...
, an American Civil War-era ship - USS Albatross (1882)USS Albatross (1882)The second USS Albatross, often seen as USFC Albatross in scientific literature citations, was an iron-hulled, twin-screw steamer in the United States Navy and reputedly the first vessel ever built especially for marine research....
, also cited as USFC Albatross, Navy manned research ship - USS Albatross (SP-1003)USS Albatross (SP-1003)USS Albatross , a wooden-hulled motor launch built in 1912 by the Adams Shipbuilding Co., East Boothbay, Maine, was acquired by the U.S. Navy under a free lease from John R...
, a U.S. Navy launch built in 1912 - USS Albatross (AM-71)USS Albatross (AM-71)USS Albatross was an of the United States Navy during World War II.Originally laid down on 25 October 1930 as the steel-hulled fishing trawler M/V Illinois by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, she was launched on 19 March 1931 and delivered on 30 March 1931 to the Booth Fisheries Company, Boston,...
, A U.S. Navy minesweeper, and the only ship in the Albatross classAlbatross class minesweeperThe Albatross class was a class of minesweepers acquired by the United States Navy during World War II.- References :*... - TS Albatross, originally built as TS LedaTS LedaThe North Sea ferry TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway for over 20 years. In 1981 she was rebuilt as a cruise liner and later became an accommodation vessel at a penal colony for terrorists and members of the Mafia...
(1952) and named Albatros and Albatross in the 1980s - Albatross expeditionAlbatross expeditionThe Albatross expedition was a Swedish oceanographic expedition that between July 4, 1947, and October 3, 1948, sailed around the world during 15 months covering 45 000 nautical miles. The expedition is considered the second largest Swedish research expedition after the Vega expedition...
, a combined sailing and motor training ship of the Swedish Boström shipping company, used in an oceanographic expedition 1947 to 1948
Gaming
- Albatros (joystick)Albatros (joystick)Albatros is the name of a joystick produced by Alberici S.p.a. It was sold in the 1980s on the Italian market. The joystick had six microswitches, four for the lever and two for the buttons, together with an audible feedback....
, an Italian 1980s joystick - Albatross (Rolling Thunder), video game character in the Rolling Thunder series
Golf
- Albatross (golf), a score of three under par on any given hole in the sport of golf
- Albatross18, a free online golf game from OGplanet
Music
- Albatross (album)Albatross (album)Albatross is The Classic Crime's full length debut album, released in 2006 on Tooth & Nail Records. To date, it has sold over 40,000 copies, and reached No...
, by The Classic Crime - Albatross, the fifth album by The StandardThe Standard (band)The Standard are an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon.-History:The Standard formed in Portland in 1999 out of members who had all previously played in Portland indie groups. The group signed with Touch and Go Records in 2002 for one release, and had two releases on Yep Roc in...
- Albatross, the upcoming album by Big WreckBig WreckBig Wreck is a rock band formed by Ian Thornley in 1994. They disbanded in 2002 and Ian Thornley went onto a successful solo career with his own band Thornley. In 2010, Ian Thornley and Brian Doherty reunited for a cross-Canada tour, playing both Big Wreck and Thornley songs. Doherty then...
- Albatross (song), the lead single and title track of Big Wreck's upcoming album.
- "Albatross" (composition)Albatross (composition)"Albatross" is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in 1969, later featuring on the compilation albums The Pious Bird of Good Omen and English Rose...
, a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross", a song by Corrosion of ConformityCorrosion of ConformityCorrosion of Conformity is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina formed in 1982. For almost the majority of its existence, the band has consisted of guitarist Woody Weatherman, bassist Mike Dean , drummer Reed Mullin and vocalist and rhythm...
- "Albatross", a song written and recorded by Public Image Ltd. on their 1979 album Metal BoxMetal BoxMetal Box is the second album by Public Image Ltd, released in 1979 by Virgin Records.The title refers to the album's original packaging, which consists of a metal 16mm film canister embossed with the band's logo and containing three 12" 45rpm records...
- "Albatross", a song written and recorded by Judy CollinsJudy CollinsJudith Marjorie "Judy" Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records ; and for her social activism. She is an alumna of the University of Colorado.-Musical career:Collins was born and raised in Seattle, Washington...
on her 1967 album Wildflowers - "Albatross", an unreleased song by Brave Saint SaturnBrave Saint SaturnBrave Saint Saturn is a Christian rock band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1999. The band is a side-project of former members of Five Iron Frenzy started by Reese Roper...
- An AlbatrossAn AlbatrossAn Albatross is a noise rock band based in Wilkes-Barre, PA, known for their chaotic live shows and psychedelic/circus-like presentation.-History:Formed in the fall of 1999 by guitarist Jake Lisowski, vocalist Edward B...
, an American artcore/grindcore band - "We Swam From Albatross, The Day We Lost Kailey Cost", a song written and recorded by Chiodos released on the Grand Coda reissue of their album Bone Palace BalletBone Palace Ballet- Additional information :It is unclear why the track "Teeth the Size of Piano Keys" is missing from the reissue. The number of bonus tracks is six, despite the given number of seven new tracks. In the DVD section of this reissue, there is an appearance by the Trailer Park Boys at the Chiodos...
Media
- Albatross (film)Albatross (film)Albatross is a 2011 British coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Niall MacCormick and written by Tamzin Rafn. It stars Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Felicity Jones and Jessica Brown-Findlay. The film's premise revolves around a teenage aspiring writer entering the lives of a dysfunctional...
, a 2011 British film - "Albatross" (TAS episode)Albatross (TAS episode)-Plot outline:When the U.S.S. Enterprise visits the planet Dramia to deliver medical supplies, the authorities immediately arrest Dr. McCoy for mass murder. The Dramians allege that 19 years prior Dr...
, an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series - Albatross BooksAlbatross BooksAlbatross Books was a German publishing house based in Hamburg that produced the first modern mass market paperback books.Albatross was founded in 1932 by John Holroyd-Reece, Max Wegner and Kurt Enoch. The name was chosen because "Albatross' is the same word in many European languages...
, a German publishing house based in Hamburg that produced the first modern mass market paperback books - The AlbatrossThe AlbatrossThe Albatross is a novella written by Susan Hill first appearing in the collection The Albatross and Other Stories published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1972.. It appeared as a standalone book published by Penguin Books in 2000....
, a 1971 novella by Susan Hill - Albatross (Monty Python Sketch)Albatross (Monty Python sketch)"Albatross" is a well known sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus. It is particularly known for its opening lines: "Albatross!! Albatross!! Albatross!!" and the question: "What flavour is it?"...
, a well known sketch from Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
. - "Albatross", a song by the English indie rock band Wild BeastsWild BeastsWild Beasts are an indie rock band from Kendal in Cumbria. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have released three acclaimed albums, Limbo, Panto in 2008, Two Dancers in...
Other
- Albatross (horse)Albatross (horse)Albatross was a bay Standardbred horse by Meadow Skipper. He was voted Harness Horse of the Year in 1971 and 1972. Albatross won 59 of 71 starts, including the Cane Pace and Messenger Stakes in 1971, earned $1,201,477. It was, however, as a sire that he really made his mark...
, a standardbred horse whose progeny won over $130 million. - Albatross, a nickname for V250 (train)V250 (train)The V250, also known as Albatross, is a high-speed train to be built by AnsaldoBreda and designed to operate on the newly-built HSL-Zuid in the Netherlands and its extension HSL 4 in Belgium...
, a high-speed train designed to operate between Amsterdam and Brussels. - Albatross (metaphor)Albatross (metaphor)The word 'albatross' is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden that feels like a curse. It is an allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ....
, an encumbrance or a wearisome burden - Albatross, MissouriAlbatross, MissouriAlbatross is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It lies near the intersection of Route 96 and Route 39, about six miles north of Mount Vernon....
, United States - Albatross Foundation USAAlbatross Foundation USAThe Albatross Foundation USA is a non-profit, community-based organization, which was initiated and is led by residents of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno in San Cristóbal Island, the administrative capital of the Galápagos Islands Province of the Republic of Ecuador...
, an environmental group - Grupo AlbatrosGrupo AlbatrosThe Grupo Albatros is a special operations service of the Prefectura Naval Argentina. Located in the province of Buenos Aires, it conducts river and maritime operations in the lakes and rivers and anything close to the coast line...
, a special operations service of the Argentine Naval Prefecture - "The Albatross", nickname of former professional swimmer Michael Groß
- some of the butterflies in the genus AppiasAppias (genus)Appias, commonly called Puffins and Albatrosses or Whites , is a genus of butterflies found in Africa and southern Asia.-Species:Listed alphabetically.*Appias ada – Rare Albatross...