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CA Australia
Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Australia 1925/08/26
John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Scotland
1927/03/17 1928/04/24 1955/01/25
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:42/05: torpedo tubes removed 7x20 added; 44: 7x20 added; 45: 8x40 replaced 20mm guns
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/01       escort 1st US troop convoy to Australia   81 
42/02/ 42/03/14   ANZAC/FF Noumea   66  108 
42/04/22 42/05/08   44/FF & 17.3 xCoralS   81 
42/06/15     62/FF    
42/07/19 42/07/29 Watch 44     81 
42/07/29 42/08/1? Watch 62.2/GF    
42/08/07   Watch 62.2/GF     66 
42/08/09   Watch 62.2/GF xSavo  
42/08/19 42/08/21     sail from Noumea to join TF 11 (with Hobart, Patterson, Bagley)   69 
42/08/21 42/08/3?   11 xEasSol   69 
43/02/18     44.3 S of Australia - cover 5-ship convoy with 9th InfDiv (Aus.) to Sydney   85 
43/03 45/01   7thFlt     81 
43/03/ 43/12   74.1 Coral Sea Group - patrol E coast of Australia   81 
43/04/11       investigate reported (false) enemy landing SE of Gulf of Carpentaria   108 
43/06/2? 43/07/1?   74 cover Woodlark Is. landing   108 
43/08/02 43/08/04   36.3 tactical exercises with TG 36.2 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/05 43/08/17     Esp. Santo   88 
43/11/15 43/11/15   74 Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/14 43/12/16 Direct 74.1 land Arawe Peninsula, New Britain   108 
43/12/2? 44/01/0? Dexter 74/FF land Cape Gloucester   81 
44/01 44/02     Sydney - refit   81 
44/02/2? 44/03 Brewer 74/FF     66 
44/04/18 44/05/04 Reckle 74/FF land Hollandia   66  108 
44/05/15 44/05/2? Straig 74.1 land Wakde, Sarmi   108 
44/06/03 44/06/10 Horlie 74/FF land Biak   86  108 
44/07/02   Table 74/FF land Noemfoor   108 
44/08/14       shell Jakasui area   108 
44/08/17       shell Marubian   108 
44/08/20       shell coast off Marubian   108 
44/08/22 44/08/2?     sail to Sydney   108 
44/09/0? 44/09/25 Trade 74/FF, 77.2     66  108 
44/10 44/10/21   77.3     81 
44/10 44/10/21 King2 77.3     66 
44/10/21     77.3 disable(kami) 20 KIA, 54 WIA > sail to Admiralty Is   81  86 
44/10/21 44/11/0?     sail from Leyte to Manus (10/29) > Esp. Santo for repairs   81  108 
44/12/26 44/12/2?     sail from Manus to Leyte   108 
44/12/30 45/01 Mike1 77.2.1 land Lingayen Gulf   81  105 
45/01/05   Mike1 77.2.1 damage(kami) off Luzon   81 
45/01/06   Mike1 77.2.1 damage(kami) off Luzon   81 
45/01/08   Mike1 77.2.1 damage(kami) off Luzon   81 
45/01/09   Mike1 77.2.1 disable(kami) > retired for repairs   70 
45/05/24 45/07/01     sail from Australia to USA > Plymouth for overhaul   81 

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Notice: nickname "The Aussie"