Surely destroyers are the backbone of our Royal Australian Navy. Thirty-nine destroyers have served in the RAN since Foundation in 1911, from our first destroyers – HMA Ships PARRAMATTA (1), ...
HMAS Quadrant
Australian Naval History on 16 February 1963
HMAS QUADRANT, (frigate),was sold for scrap to a Japanese ship breaking company. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 February 1963
HMAS QUADRANT, (frigate), was sold out of service for breaking up in Japan. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 August 1957
HMAS Quadrant paid off into Operational Reserve at Sydney. On 15 February 1963 Quadrant was sold for scrap to a Japanese firm, Kinoshita & Co Ltd. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 July 1953
HMAS TOBRUK sank a large North Korean supply sampan in the Yangoi area. HMAS QUADRANT was re-commissioned after conversion to a anti-submarine frigate. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 July 1946
HMA Ships QUADRANT and QUEENBOROUGH, (destroyers), were docked in the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island. They were the first ships of the RAN to use the dock. All ...
Australian Naval History on 18 October 1945
The Q class destroyer HMAS QUADRANT was commissioned into the RAN after service in the RN. She replaced HMAS NIZAM on transfer to the RAN. ...