H.M.A.S. Hobart (1934)

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H.M.A.S. Hobart (1934)
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 15 Aug, 1933[2]
Launched: 9 Oct, 1934[3]
Completed: 13 Jan, 1936[4]
Broken up: 1962

H.M.A.S. Hobart was one of three Perth Class light cruisers, and one of two completed for the Royal Navy. She began service in the Royal Navy as H.M.S. Apollo, but transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1938 and took on her Australian designation.

Service

In 1938, her Apollo bells, no longer needed in her Australian guise, were two of a number ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. The larger commanded a price of between £10 and the smaller £5, plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[5]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  5. ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
  6. ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  7. ↑ de Meric Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/284. f. 299.
  8. ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on H.M.A.S. Hobart.
  9. ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on H.M.A.S. Hobart.


Perth Class Light Cruiser
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