Canberra puts to sea.
Date:
1942
Setting:
WW II (1939-1945)
HMAS Canberra, a 10,000 ton 8-inch Cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, subsequently lost in action against the Japanese on August 9, 1942, at the Battle of the Solomon Islands, is here shown steaming out through Sydney Heads for the last time.
- About HMAS Canberra (l)
HMAS Canberra was one of two 10,000 ton County Class Heavy Cruisers ordered by the Australian Government in 1924. In the following nine years leading up to the outbreak of the World War 2, Canberra remained in commission with several periods as the Flagship of the Australian Squadron.
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