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History
of the Royal Australian Navy destroyers and minesweepers from World War
One. Destroyer histories include HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Warrego and HMAS
Yarra.
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Modified BATTLE type destroyers
Displacement: 2400t normal; 3500t deep load
Armament: 4-4.5in/45 Mk 6, 6-40mm/STAAG Mk 2, 6-40mm/60 Mk 7,
10-21in TT, 1 squid ASW mortar
Complement: 335
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Tobruk
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20.12.47
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Broken up 1972
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HMAS Tobruk, April 1972.
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Anzac
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20.8.48
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Broken up 1975
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HMAS Anzac en route to the breakers, December 1975.
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VOYAGER class destroyers Displacement:
2800t normal; 3600t deep load
Armament: 6-4.5in/45 Mk 6, 4-40mm Mk5, 2-40mm Mk 7, 5-21in TT, 1
Limbo Mk 10 ASW mortar Complement:
320
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Voyager
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1.5.52
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Sunk in collision with the carrier
‘Melbourne’ 10.2.64
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Vendetta
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3.5.54
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Stricken Jan 1987, Broken up 1987
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Vampire
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27.10.56
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Museum ship 1985
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Waterhen
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Cancelled 1954
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Duchess
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Acquired 1964
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Broken up 1980
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HMAS Duchess.
Contributed by Trevor
Piper. © Vosper Thornycroft |
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PERTH class guided missile destroyers
Armament: 2-5in/54 Mk 42, 1 Tartar RIM24, sam SYSTEM, 6-12.75IN,
Mk 32 ASW TT, 2 Ikara ASW systems
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Perth
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26.9.63
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In service 1995
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Hobart
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9.1.64
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In service 1995
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Brisbane
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5.5.66
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In service 1995
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HMAS Waterhen pictured c.1935.
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HMAS Torrens, 1919.
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HMAS Parramatta built in Britain in 1910/11 as part of the Acheron
Class destroyers and transferred to the Australian Navy. A
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7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
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HMAS Warrego built in Britain in 1910/11 as part of the Acheron
Class destroyers and transferred to the Australian Navy. A
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7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PAN160 |
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HMAS Yarra built in Britain in 1910/11 as part of the Acheron
Class destroyers and transferred to the Australian Navy. A
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7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PAN158 |
HMAS Yarra.
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Photograph of the deck of HMAS Yarra. A
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H.M.A.S. Nizam 1943 by Brian Wood
N Class destroyer built at Clydebank in July of 1940.
Print serial number VAR344. Image size 11.5" x 5". Print
price £13 ($22).
Signed copies available, price £24 ($45).
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H.M.A.S.Vampire 1939 by Brian Wood
Bombed by Japanese Aircraft east of Ceylon 23.9.42.
Print serial number VAR345. Image size 11.5" x 5". Print
price £13 ($22).
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