Australian Navy (1928-55): HMAS Australia, Canberra. The Australia class were the only heavy cruisers in Australian History. Both were replacement for much older light cruisers. They were ordered in 1924, based on the Kent class (first of the County class). HMAS Australia and Canberra were probably among the most battle hardened Royal Australian Navy (RAN) … Read more
RAN Seaplane Tender from Cockatoo Built 1926-29, RAN 1929-38, RN 1938-45 HMAS Albatross was for almost ten years what was the closest to an Australian Aircraft Carrier, and the first naval aviation ship built in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This seaplane tender was later transferred to the Royal Navy in 1938 used … Read more
RAN Light protected Cruiser from Cockatoo 1915-22, decom. 1945 In this new cycle we open the ball of Australian Cruisers, not with the antiquated HMQS Paluma nor with the HMAS Encounter, all transferred ships, nor the battlecruiser Australia, cruisers Sydney and Melbourne on 1918, but with the second cruiser actually built in Australia, HMAS Adelaide. … Read more
