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|name=Australia | |name=Australia | ||
|launch=17 Mar, 1927{{Conways1922|p. 26}} | |launch=17 Mar, 1927{{Conways1922|p. 26}} | ||
− | |builder=[[John Brown]]{{Conways1922|p. 26}} | + | |builder=[[John Brown & Company]]{{Conways1922|p. 26}} |
|laid=26 Aug, 1925{{Conways1922|p. 26}} | |laid=26 Aug, 1925{{Conways1922|p. 26}} | ||
|nat=AU | |nat=AU | ||
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==Service== | ==Service== | ||
− | + | ''Australia'' was commissioned at Clydebank on 24 April, 1928.{{NLJul31|p. 292}} | |
+ | |||
+ | She was re-commissioned at Sydney on 1 January, 1932.{{NLJul37|p. 295}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Australia''" nat="AU"> | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Australia''" nat="AU"> | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=24 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 292}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=24 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 292}}|end=23 April, 1929<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii R.A.N. page on the ship].</ref>|precBy=New Command}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Scott Chalmers|nick=William S. Chalmers|appt=17 May, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 292}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Scott Chalmers|nick=William S. Chalmers|appt=17 May, 1929{{NLJul31|p. 292}}|end=26 September, 1931<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii R.A.N. page on the ship].</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=1 April, 1935|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=27 September, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 295}}|end=31 May, 1933<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii R.A.N. page on the ship].</ref>}} |
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Ross Stewart|nick=Robert R. Stewart|appt=29 August, 1939<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii Royal Australian Navy webpage on ''Australia''].</ref>|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Simon Fraser Macleod|nick=William S. F. Macleod|appt=1 June, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 295}}|end=31 March, 1935<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii R.A.N. page on the ship].</ref>}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=1 April, 1935|end=4 April, 1937<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii R.A.N. page on the ship].</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet|nick=Hubert G. D. Acland|appt=5 April, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 295}}|end=23 April, 1938<ref>[https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii R.A.N. page on the ship].</ref>}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Ross Stewart|nick=Robert R. Stewart|appt=29 August, 1939<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii Royal Australian Navy webpage on ''Australia''].</ref>|end=13 August, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=George Dunbar Moore|nick=George D. Moore|appt=13 August, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}|end=23 December, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=Harold Bruce Farncomb|nick=Harold B. Farncomb|appt=24 December, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}|end=8 March, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux|nick=Emile F. V. Dechaineux|appt=9 March, 1944<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/captain-emile-frank-verlaine-dechaineux Royal Australian Navy webpage on Dechaineux].</ref>|end=21 October, 1944<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii Royal Australian Navy webpage on ''Australia''].</ref>|note=killed when in command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux|nick=Emile F. V. Dechaineux|appt=9 March, 1944<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/captain-emile-frank-verlaine-dechaineux Royal Australian Navy webpage on Dechaineux].</ref>|end=21 October, 1944<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii Royal Australian Navy webpage on ''Australia''].</ref>|note=killed when in command}} | ||
− | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=John Malet Armstrong|nick=John M. Armstrong|appt=29 October, 1944<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii Royal Australian Navy webpage on ''Australia''].</ref>|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}}|name=Harley Chamberlain Wright|nick=Harley C. Wright|appt=22 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}|end=28 October, 1944{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}}} |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptAU}}|name=John Malet Armstrong|nick=John M. Armstrong|appt=29 October, 1944<ref>[http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii Royal Australian Navy webpage on ''Australia''].</ref>|end=5 August, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommAU}}|name=Harley Chamberlain Wright|nick=Harley C. Wright|appt=6 August, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}|end=19 November, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|1173}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Australia_( | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Australia_(D84)}} |
* [http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii HMAS Australia (II)] – The Royal Australian Navy webpage for ''Australia''. | * [http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii HMAS Australia (II)] – The Royal Australian Navy webpage for ''Australia''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 30 March 2022
H.M.A.S. Australia (1927) | |
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Builder: | John Brown & Company[1] |
Laid down: | 26 Aug, 1925[2] |
Launched: | 17 Mar, 1927[3] |
Commissioned: | 24 Apr, 1928[4] |
Broken up: | 1955[5] |
H.M.A.S. Australia was one of seven Kent Class cruisers completed in the late 1920s. She served in the Royal Australian Navy.
Service
Australia was commissioned at Clydebank on 24 April, 1928.[6]
She was re-commissioned at Sydney on 1 January, 1932.[7]
Captains
- Captain Francis H. W. Goolden, 24 April, 1928[8] – 23 April, 1929[9]
- Captain William S. Chalmers, 17 May, 1929[10] – 26 September, 1931[11]
- Captain Frederic C. Bradley, 27 September, 1931[12] – 31 May, 1933[13]
- Captain William S. F. Macleod, 1 June, 1933[14] – 31 March, 1935[15]
- Captain Herbert A. Forster, 1 April, 1935 – 4 April, 1937[16]
- Captain Hubert G. D. Acland, 5 April, 1937[17] – 23 April, 1938[18]
- Captain Robert R. Stewart, 29 August, 1939[19] – 13 August, 1941[20]
- Captain George D. Moore, 13 August, 1941[21] – 23 December, 1941[22]
- Captain Harold B. Farncomb, 24 December, 1941[23] – 8 March, 1944[24]
- Captain Emile F. V. Dechaineux, 9 March, 1944[25] – 21 October, 1944[26] (killed when in command)
- Commander Harley C. Wright, 22 October, 1944[27] – 28 October, 1944[28]
- Captain John M. Armstrong, 29 October, 1944[29] – 5 August, 1945[30]
- Commander Harley C. Wright, 6 August, 1945[31] – 19 November, 1945[32]
See Also
- Wikipedia
- HMAS Australia (II) – The Royal Australian Navy webpage for Australia.
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. (July, 1931). p. 292.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 26.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 292.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 292.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 295.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 295.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 295.
- ↑ R.A.N. page on the ship.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy webpage on Australia.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy webpage on Dechaineux.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy webpage on Australia.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy webpage on Australia.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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