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| − | + | ''Australia'' was commissioned at Clydebank on 24 April, 1928.{{NLJul31|p. 292}} | |
| − | She was re-commissioned on 1 January, 1932.{{ | + | She was re-commissioned at Sydney on 1 January, 1932.{{NLJul37|p. 295}} |
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=24 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 292}}|end=c. mid-May, 1929{{INF}}|precBy=New Command}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Francis Hugh Walter Goolden|nick=Francis H. W. Goolden|appt=24 April, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 292}}|end=c. mid-May, 1929{{INF}}|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=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=27 September, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 295}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Frederic Cyril Bradley|nick=Frederic C. Bradley|appt=27 September, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 295}}|end=1933}} |
| + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Simon Fraser Macleod|nick=William S. F. Macleod|appt=1 June, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 295}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=1 April, 1935|end=30 May, 1937{{FC}}}} | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Acheson Forster|nick=Herbert A. Forster|appt=1 April, 1935|end=30 May, 1937{{FC}}}} | ||
| − | {{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=Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, Fourth Baronet|nick=Hubert G. D. Acland|appt=5 April, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 295}}|end=1938}} |
| + | {{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}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:19, 1 June 2019
| 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] |
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] – c. mid-May, 1929[Inference]
- Captain William S. Chalmers, 17 May, 1929[9]
- Captain Frederic C. Bradley, 27 September, 1931[10] – 1933
- Captain William S. F. Macleod, 1 June, 1933[11]
- Captain Herbert A. Forster, 1 April, 1935 – 30 May, 1937[Fact Check]
- Captain Hubert G. D. Acland, 5 April, 1937[12] – 1938
- Captain Robert R. Stewart, 29 August, 1939[13] – 13 August, 1941[14]
- Captain George D. Moore, 13 August, 1941[15] – 23 December, 1941[16]
- Captain Harold B. Farncomb, 24 December, 1941[17] – 8 March, 1944[18]
- Captain Emile F. V. Dechaineux, 9 March, 1944[19] – 21 October, 1944[20] (killed when in command)
- Commander Harley C. Wright, 22 October, 1944[21] – 28 October, 1944[22]
- Captain John M. Armstrong, 29 October, 1944[23] – 5 August, 1945[24]
- Commander Harley C. Wright, 6 August, 1945[25] – 19 November, 1945[26]
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 295.
- ↑ 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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