 Australia passing through the Panama Canal, 1935 | |
| Career (Australia) |  |
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| Builder: | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Laid down: | 26 August 1925 |
| Launched: | 17 March 1927 |
| Commissioned: | 24 April 1928 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 August 1954 |
| Motto: | "Endeavour" |
| Nickname: | "The Aussie" |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 25 January 1955. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the John Brown and Company of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was a pre-eminent Shipbuilder, responsible for building many notable Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) On 26 March 1955 she left Sydney in tow, bound for the United Kingdom where she was broken up at Barrow-in-Furness |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,850 tons (10,010 t) standard, 13,450 tons (13,670 t) full load |
| Length: | 630 ft (190 m) |
| Beam: | 68. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England. 25 ft (20. 80 m) |
| Draught: | 16. 25 ft (4. 95 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft Brown-Curtis geared turbines, 8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 80,000 shp. |
| Speed: | 31. 5 knots |
| Range: | 3,100 miles at 31. 5 knots (5,740 km at 58 km/h), 13,300 miles at 12 knots (24,600 km at 22 km/h); 3,400 tons (3,450 t) fuel oil |
| Complement: | 679 (848 at war) |
| Armament: | Original configuration: 8 x 8 in (203 mm) single guns, 4 x 4 in (102 mm) dual Anti-aircraft guns, 4 x 3 pdr guns |
| Armour: | Original configuration: 1 to 4 in magazine box protection, 1. 375 in deck, 1 in side-plating,turrets and bulkheads, 4. 5 in belt, 4 internal boiler room sides (added 1936-1940) |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 aircraft |
HMAS Australia (D84), launched in 1927, was a County-class heavy cruiser built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Design & development The 10000 ton treaty cruisers were the first type of warships built to internationally-agreed restrictions by the original requirement that they should be capable The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. The ship is believed to have been the first ship damaged by a kamikaze attack, and to be the ship hit the most times by kamikazes. ( is a word of Japanese origin which in English usually refers to the Suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against
Australia was laid down by John Brown and Company of Clydebank at Glasgow, Scotland on 26 August 1925. John Brown and Company of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was a pre-eminent Shipbuilder, responsible for building many notable Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was launched on 17 March 1927 and commissioned on 24 April 1928, two months before sister ship HMAS Canberra. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Operational history Pre-World War II Canberra was laid down by John Brown and Company of Clydebank in Scotland on 9 September 1925 launched [1]
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Operational History
World War II
After World War II began, "The Aussie" (as the ship was affectionately known within the RAN), first fired her main armament of eight 8 inch guns in anger off the coast of Dakar, in late 1940, when it took part in Operation Menace. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the Dakar Rally see Dakar Rally. For the Israeli submarine see INS Dakar. The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies to capture the strategic port of Dakar Australia damaged the Vichy French destroyer L'Audacieux, which as a result was beached on 23 September–24 September. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Australia received hits from shore batteries and her Supermarine Seagull V reconnaissance plane, detached from No. 9 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, was shot down. In Military organizations an artillery battery is a unit of Guns mortars or Rockets so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield The Supermarine Seagull was a British Amphibian Biplane Flying boat developed from the Supermarine Seal by the Supermarine No 9 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force Squadron. The Squadron saw active service in World War II and the Vietnam War before being disbanded in 1989 The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force.
During 1941, Australia escorted convoys and patrolled the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface Following the onset of the Pacific War, Australia was re-deployed to the South West Pacific Area. The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between The South West Pacific was one of two theatres of World War II in the Pacific region between 1942 and 1945. In May 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, the ship survived a brief but intense attack from Japanese torpedo bombers. The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from May 4 – May 8, 1942, with most of the action occurring on May 7 and May 8, was For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Types The torpedo bomber first appeared during the later years of World War I. From August 1942 until mid-1944, Australia provided supporting fire and surface protection for Allied land forces at land battles including the invasion of Guadalcanal and the New Guinea campaign, including the Allied landings in New Britain. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a battle in the Pacific theater of World War II, which took place between late December 1943 and April
On 21 October 1944, in the lead-up to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Australia was hit by a Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg (441 lb) bomb, in the first-ever kamikaze attack. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battle for Leyte Gulf" the "Battles for Leyte Gulf" and formerly as the "Second Battle of the Philippine For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ( is a word of Japanese origin which in English usually refers to the Suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against The plane struck the superstructure, above the bridge, spewing burning fuel and debris over a large area. However, the bomb failed to explode; if it had, the ship might have been effectively destroyed. At least 30 crew members died as a result of the attack, including the commanding officer, Captain Emile Dechaineux; among the wounded was Commodore John Collins, the Australian force commander. Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux DSC ( 3 October 1902 - 21 October 1944) was an Australian mariner who achieved the rank Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins KBE, CB ( 7 January 1899 &ndash 3 September 1989) was a Royal Australian
On 25 October Australia was hit again and was forced to retire to the New Hebrides for repairs. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Hebrides (disambiguation New Hebrides was the colonial name for an Island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The ship returned to combat in January 1945; by the end of the war, she had survived being hit by kamikazes on six separate occasions, which had resulted in the loss of 86 lives. This was Australia's last action, as she was still undergoing repairs when the war ended.
1945-1956
Following the end of the war, Australia served as a training ship. She was paid off for disposal on 31 August 1954 and sold for scrap to the British Iron and Steel Corporation (Salvage) on 25 January 1955, left Sydney under tow on 26 March 1955, and was broken up at the Thomas W. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Ward Shipbreaking Yard at Barrow-in-Furness in 1956. Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England.
Gallery
 HMAS Australia circa 1932–33 |  A barrel from one of HMAS Australia's eight-inch guns, preserved in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial. The Australian War Memorial is Australia 's national memorial to the members of all its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated |  Australia, 1942 |
References
External links
- HMAS Australia history and images, U. S. Naval Historical Center
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