H.M.A.S. Australia (1927)
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| H.M.A.S. Australia (1927) | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Bibliography
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