The British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, announced that the cruiser HMS SHROPSHIRE would be transferred to the RAN, as a replacement for HMAS CANBERRA, lost in the Battle of Savo Island. SHROPSHIRE was built with subscriptions from the people of the county of Shropshire, and her name was not changed.
Australian Naval History on 8 September 1942
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