The Battle class destroyer HMAS TOBRUK, (CMDR T. K. Morrison, RAN), was commissioned. TOBRUK was laid down at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, on 5 August 1946, and launched on 20 December 1947. Mrs W. Riordan, (Wife of the Minister for the Navy), performed the launching ceremony.
Australian Naval History on 8 May 1950
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