| History of the
Royal Australian Navy cruisers
(heavy cruisers, light cruisers), including HMAS Australia, HMAS
Melbourne, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Sydney, and HMAS Perth. Cruisers built
during the first and second world wars to the Australian ships of today.
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HMS Australia, in dock, 1928.
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HMS Australia, 1928.
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HMS Australia, 1928.
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HMS Australia, July 1935.
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HMS Australia, July 1935.
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HMS Australia, 1946.
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HMS Australia, 1949.
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HMS Australia pictured c. July 1935.
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This ship is the same class as HMAS Sydney but her actual name is
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HMS Canberra |
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HMAS
CANBERRA (RAN). Built at John Brown, Clydebank and laid down 9th September
1925, launched 31st May 1927 and completed 10th July 1928. HMAS Canberra
served in Australia 1939-1940, South Atlantic and Australia 1940, East
Indies 1941, and back to Australia 1942. She was torpedoed by Japanese
ships off Savo Island, but was sunk by USN destroyer Ellet. |
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HMS Canberra, 1928.
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HMS Canberra, 1928.
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HMAS Canberra, along with her sister ship, HMAS Australia, HMAS
Canberra were built for the Australian navy. Both ships were of the Kent
Class of Cruiser. Both ships were built by John brown Shipbuilders
on the Clyde, Scotland. HMAS Canberra was launched on 31st May 1927 and
completed on 10th July 1928. During the Battle at Savo island HMAS
Canberra was hit by over twenty 8-inch to 4.7-inch shells which completely
disabled her and was finally abandoned 5 hours later when she was
listing some 30% and with fires which were burning out of control she
was eventually scuttled 2 hours later. 9th August 1942.
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HMS Canberra, 1928.
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HMAS Australia a Kent class cruiser
built by John Brown and launched 17th March 1927. Completed 24th April
1928, Australia and her sister ship HMAS Canberra were built for the
Australian Navy. They differed from others in the class in having oxygen
enriched Mk7 torpedoes and HMAS Australia did not receive catapult with
one aircraft until 1935. A
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HMAS Australia one of the Royal Navy's Indefatigable Class
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HMAS Melbourne was built by Cammell Laird as part
of the Chatham Class light cruisers and transferred to Australian Navy
along with HMAS Sydney. A
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HMAS Melbourne A
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HMAS Melbourne.
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HMAS Melbourne.
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