A seaplane carrier as a mobile naval air base

How useful was the seaplane carrier HMS Albatross?

Used in the right role, a seaplane carrier functions as a mobile naval air base that can support seaplanes close to operating forces.

Rather than treating the ship as a conventional aircraft carrier, the answer presents a seaplane carrier as movable support infrastructure. It can establish and sustain aircraft operations in an anchorage where the fleet needs them, then shift as the operating force moves. That mobility gives seaplanes workshops, stores, command facilities, and a practical hub without requiring a permanent shore air station. A later correction separates Albatross from the earlier Ark Royal/Pegasus, so those ships should not be treated as the same vessel.