HMAS Canberra (I33/D33), named after the Australian capital city of Canberra, was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) heavy cruiser of the Kent sub-class of...
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have been named HMAS Canberra, for Canberra, the capital city of Australia. HMAS Canberra (D33), a County-class cruiser launched in 1927 and sunk after...
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HMAS Australia (I84/D84/C01) was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of two Kent-subclass ships ordered for the RAN in...
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1927. Light rail was introduced in 2019, providing Canberra with a local service. There have been several railway proposals for or serving Canberra;...
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HMAS Canberra (D33), a County-class cruiser launched in 1927 HMAS Canberra (FFG 02), an Adelaide-class guided missile frigate launched in 1978 HMAS Canberra...
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HMS Shropshire (redirect from HMAS Shropshire (1928))
Australian Navy (RAN) following the loss of sister ship HMAS Canberra. Commissioned as HMAS Shropshire, the ship remained in RAN service until 1949,...
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Canberra (/ˈkænbərə/ KAN-bər-ə) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government...
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the newly commissioned ship HMAS Canberra. The Department of Home Affairs and Territories subsequently announced in 1927, on behalf of the Federal Capital...
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at January 2021 is made up of; HMAS Choules, a Bay-class LSD, HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra, both of which are Canberra-class LHD's, twelve LHD Landing...
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take over HMAS Tinigara. However, in April 1927 the ship was closed down. He subsequently commanded the depot ships HMAS Platypus and HMAS Penguin, before...
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submarine service was established a third time in 1927, when the British O-class submarines HMAS Oxley and HMAS Otway were commissioned. These submarines sailed...
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actions saved HMAS Napier and its crew". Northern Star. Retrieved 1 February 2018. Fogarty, Mike. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre...
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John Smith Murdoch (section Canberra)
notably the Provisional Parliament House in Canberra, the home of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. John Smith Murdoch was born in Cassieford...
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at Flinders Naval Depot. In January 1931, Smith was then posted to HMAS Canberra, and in May was promoted to midshipman. In July the following year,...
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Battlecruiser HMAS Australia (1), p. 45 Duncan, Battlecruiser HMAS Australia (1), p. 47 Cubby, First Navy Flagship Found off Sydney Duncan, Battlecruiser HMAS Australia...
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RAN officer to reach a flag rank in the RAN. The Collins class submarine HMAS Farncomb is named in his honour. Harold Farncomb was born in North Sydney...
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HMVS Cerberus (redirect from HMAS Platypus (1868))
1921, the ship was renamed HMAS Platypus II, and tasked as a submarine tender for the RAN's six J-class submarines. "H.M.A.S. Cerberus, the ship that for...
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Policy Institute (ASPI), a defence and strategic policy think tank based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The Defence Committee is the primary decision-making...
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SS Argyllshire (1911) SS Arnhem (1946) SS Atalanta (1906) HMS Aurora (F10) HMAS Australia (D84) HMAS Australia (1911) SS Avelona (1926) SS Avila (1926) HMS Avon Vale (L06)...
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August 2024. "HMAS Adelaide (I)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 12 May 2014. Legge, Who's Who in Australia 1968, p. 261 "HMAS Canberra (I)". Royal Australian...
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Type Class Commissioned HMAS Adelaide L01 Landing Helicopter Dock Canberra 2015 HMAS Albany ACPB 86 Patrol boat Armidale 2006 HMAS Ararat ACPB 89 Patrol...
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iron roof supported by tree trunks, and a platform. The main top-mast off HMAS Sydney was erected, but it rotted at the base and collapsed, and was later...
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future federal capital of Canberra. While it was being constructed, Melbourne served as the temporary capital from 1901 to 1927. The Northern Territory...
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most ships were ordered from shipyards in England. Commissioned in 1911, HMAS Warrego (D70) was the first ship to be built in Australia for the Royal Australian...
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Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve. He became commanding officer of HMAS Laurabada and helped evacuate soldiers from Jacquinot Bay in April 1942,...
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HMT Rohna HMS Tamar USS Von Steuben (ex Kronprinz Wilhelm) USS West Point HMAS Jervis Bay (first large catamaran to enter naval service) List of United...
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sold 1926 Southampton (1912) – sold 1926 HMAS Brisbane (1916) – sold 1936 HMAS Melbourne (1913) – sold 1929 HMAS Sydney (1913) – scrapped 1929 Birmingham...
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Williamstown Dockyard (redirect from HMA Naval Dockyard)
Pier, but was later renamed New Railway Pier. It was rebuilt in 1915 and 1927 and was renamed Nelson Pier in 1923. The pier and surrounding land was purchased...
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board the cruisers HMAS Australia, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Perth and HMAS Sydney, plus the naval vessels HMAS Manoora and HMAS Westralia. A58 Supermarine...
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Military history of Australia (section Malaita, 1927)
The RAN frigate HMAS Shoalhaven, and the destroyer HMAS Bataan, were also committed. Later, an aircraft carrier strike group aboard HMAS Sydney was added...
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