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| H.M.A.S. Canberra (1927) | |
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| Builder: | John Brown & Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 9 Sep, 1925[2] |
| Launched: | 31 May, 1927[3] |
| Completed: | 9 Jul, 1928[4] |
| Sunk: | 9 Aug, 1942[5] |
H.M.A.S. Canberra was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed for the Royal Australian Navy.
Service
Commissioned at Clydebank on 9 July, 1928.[6] In mid-1931 she was bearing Commodore, First Class Leonard Stanley Holbrook, Commanding H.M. Australian Squadron.
Captains
- Captain George L. Massey, 26 May, 1928 – 1929
- Captain Charles Farquhar-Smith, 29 May, 1931[7] (and as Flag Captain and Chief Staff Officer to Com1 Holbrook)
- Commander Frederic C. Bradley, 1 June, 1933[8] – 21 August, 1934[9] (and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Dalglish)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 293.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 293.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
- ↑ Bradley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/60. f. 418.
Bibliography
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