HMAS Australia (II)

 HMAS Australia (II)

Beam  68 feet 4 inches

Builder  John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank, Scotland

Commissioned  24 April 1928

Company  679

Completed  1 April 1928

Displacement  10,000 tons (standard)

Draught  16 feet 3 inches (mean), 21 feet 8 inches (maximum)

Horsepower  80,000

Laid down  26 August 1925

Launched  17 March 1927

Length  630 feet (overall)

Range  10,400 miles (11 – 14 knots)

Ship-status  history

Speed  31 ½ knots

Type  County Class Heavy Cruiser

Armament  * 8 x 8-inch guns * 8 x 4-inch guns * 4 x 3-pounder guns

Machinery  * Brown-Curtis Geared Turbines, 4 screws

Badge  Crest Australia2.gif +

Photo  Australia2-1.jpg +

Categories  Ship Histories +

 

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