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via JC Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1wRVWFd HMS Apollo/HMAS Hobart – HMAS Hobart was a modified Leander-class light cruiser which served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. Originally constructed for the Royal Navy as HMS Apollo, the ship entered service in 1936, and was sold to Australia two years later. DuringContinue reading “HMS Apollo/HMAS Hobart – HMAS Hobart was a modified Leander-class light cruiser which served in…”

via JC Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1wRVWoJ HMAS Anzac – HMAS Anzac (II) commissioned at Williamstown Naval Dockyard on 14 March 1951 under the command of CMDR John Plunkett-Cole RAN, although the ship was not accepted by the Royal Australian Navy from the dockyard until 22 March 1951. Following a period of working upContinue reading “HMAS Anzac – HMAS Anzac (II) commissioned at Williamstown Naval Dockyard on 14 March 1951 under…”

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via JC Currin – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1BOmfgV HMS Ardent – HMS Ardent was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War in Home waters and off the Norwegian coast, before becoming an early war loss when she was sunk by the German warships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 8 JuneContinue reading “HMS Ardent – HMS Ardent was an A-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second…”