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33:
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54:
1391:
1272:
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1111:
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1314:
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602:, which had been disabled in the Tasman Sea by a gale. Also in 1922, the ship was assigned as Flagship of the Australian Squadron. She was returned to reserve on 29 September 1924; most of the four years in service had been spent in Australian waters, with cruises to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The cruiser was recommissioned on 8 October 1925, and left Sydney for England on 23 November. During 1926, the ship was assigned to the
413:, had a beam of 49 feet 10 inches (15.19 m), a maximum draught of 19 feet 7 inches (5.97 m), and a mean draught of 15.75 feet (4.80 m). The propulsion machinery consisted of Yarrow boilers feeding Parsons steam turbines, which supplied 25,000 shaft horsepower to the ship's four propellers. Although only designed to reach 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph),
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sailed from
Portsmouth for Australia, arriving in Fremantle on 10 March 1913. Until August 1914, the cruiser was primarily involved in training cruises and port visits around Australia. During August and September, the cruiser operated with other Australian warships in the Pacific as a counter to the
597:
stayed in
Portsmouth until 7 March 1919, then sailed for Sydney via Suez, Singapore, and Darwin. The ship was paid off into reserve on 5 August 1919 until 14 April 1920, when she was recommissioned. In 1922, the ship rescued personnel from the sailing vessel
458:
were also carried. Armour plating consisted of side belts 3-inch (76 mm) thick amidships, tapering to 1.5-inch (38 mm) thick at the bow and stern, along with protective decking over the engineering and magazine spaces, and an armoured
529:. While on the Station, the cruiser patrolled the western Atlantic from Canada to Brazil. In August 1916, she sailed for Devonport in England, where she spent a month before joining the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron of the
1494:
366:
spent late 1919 and early 1920 in reserve, then was flagship of the Royal
Australian Navy from 1920 until 1928, except for a second period in reserve during 1924 and 1925. HMAS
829:
541:
was docked at
Birkenhead for major repairs to her propulsion system. The cruiser was fitted with an aeroplane platform in November 1917. On 1 June 1918,
572:, but a reorganisation of the RAN honours system published in 2010 retroactively awarded the honours "Rabaul 1914" and "North Sea 1916–18" to the ship.
1011:
1468:
482:
was commissioned into the RAN. She was the first cruiser launched for the RAN, and the first completed. The ship cost 405,000 pounds to build.
625:
659:. The ship was sold to the Alloa Shipbreaking Company on 8 December for 25,000 pounds. The cruiser was transported to Birkenhead, and was
507:
to Egypt. The cruiser left the convoy while in the Indian Ocean, and headed for
Gibraltar, where she was then instructed to head for the
417:
was capable of sailing at 25.7 knots (47.6 km/h; 29.6 mph). The ship's company consisted of 485: 31 officers, and 484 sailors.
855:
1509:
1463:
1499:
1473:
351:
32:
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526:
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474:
in
England on 4 April 1911. She was launched on 30 May 1912 by Mrs. F. F. Braund, daughter of Australian philanthropist
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was decommissioned for the final time on 23 April, with her ship's company assigned to the new heavy cruiser
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returned to Sydney on 20 September, and on 1 November joined the escort of the convoy transporting the
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279:
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350:, and participated in the capture of German colonies in the Pacific, before being assigned to the
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in
England in 1911, launched in 1912 and commissioned in 1913. At the start of World War I,
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564:. The cruiser remained with the Grand Fleet until 30 November 1918: during the entire war,
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8:
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355:
249:
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1376:
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347:
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was the only ship of the RAN to be painted in dazzle camouflage during World War I.
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was not involved in any sea battles. Initially, the cruiser was not awarded any
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391:. The ship had a standard displacement of 5,400 tons, was 456 feet
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549:, but the pilot lost his target in the clouds. At the surrender of the
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commenced her last voyage to
England, where she arrived on 12 April.
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437:
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830:"Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours"
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in the United
Kingdom on 23 April 1928, and was scrapped in 1929.
508:
499:, and was involved in the capture of several German colonies.
478:. Construction was completed on 18 January 1913, the same day
545:
launched her aircraft after sighting German aircraft over
424:
Looking aft from top of foremast, showing four 6-inch guns
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returned in August 1926, and resumed duties as
Flagship.
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Town-class cruisers (1910) of the Royal Australian Navy
861:. Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from
832:. Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from
521:By the time she reached the Azores on 12 December,
362:, where she remained for the remainder of the war.
965:The Capital Ships: their battles and their badges
23:Town-class light cruiser of Royal Australian Navy
1486:
856:"Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours"
430:BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk XI* 50 calibre guns
280:BL 6-inch (152.4 mm) Mk XI* 50 calibre guns
428:The cruiser's main armament consisted of eight
758:
756:
525:had been reassigned to Bermuda as part of the
346:was involved in attempts to locate the German
248:Parsons turbines, Yarrow boilers, 25,000
1469:List of cruisers of the Royal Australian Navy
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967:. East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Schuster.
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889:"Confuse or Conceal – the use of camouflage"
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1474:List of cruisers of the Royal Hellenic Navy
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998:
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376:
260:27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
235:19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) maximum
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444:(with seven torpedoes carried). A single
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16:For other ships with the same name, see
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940:. Cremorne, NSW: Angus and Robertson.
606:on exchange, with the British cruiser
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352:North America and West Indies Stations
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527:North America and West Indies Station
505:Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
50:
886:
432:. This was supplemented by a single
225:49 ft 10 in (15.19 m)
13:
1464:List of cruisers of the Royal Navy
899:(2). Sea Power Centre – Australia.
354:. In 1916, the cruiser joined the
14:
1521:
1510:World War I cruisers of Australia
334:(RAN). The ship was laid down by
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636:s 6-inch guns on display at the
537:. From January until June 1917,
511:in search of the German cruiser
440:, and two 21-inch (533 mm)
238:15.75 ft (4.80 m) mean
52:
31:
1500:Ships built on the River Mersey
903:
409:and 430 feet (130 m) long
880:
613:sent to operate with the RAN.
405: inches (139.252 m)
330:light cruiser operated by the
182:5,400 long tons (5,500 t)
1:
929:
666:
7:
1411:Antinavarchos Kountouriotis
1371:Antinavarchos Kountouriotis
887:Nash, John (January 2014).
434:QF 3-inch anti-aircraft gun
286:QF 3-inch anti-aircraft gun
10:
1526:
466:The ship was laid down by
252:(19,000 kW), 4 screws
206: in (139.252 m)
86:Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
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663:over the course of 1929.
212:430 ft (130 m)
163:
45:
30:
938:Australia's Ships of War
817:Australia's Ships of War
799:Australia's Ships of War
777:Australia's Ships of War
297:2 × .303-inch Maxim guns
292:76 mm (3.0 in)
268:13 officers, 454 sailors
913:. Royal Australian Navy
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557:was assigned to escort
446:QF 12-pounder 8 cwt gun
377:Design and construction
311:3-pounder saluting guns
164:General characteristics
126:"Viries Acquiret Eundo"
963:Cassells, Vic (2000).
936:Bastock, John (1975).
641:
591:
551:German High Seas Fleet
453:QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
425:
411:between perpendiculars
214:between perpendiculars
159:Sold for scrap in 1929
1320:Royal Australian Navy
1222:Royal Australian Navy
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578:
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332:Royal Australian Navy
911:"HMAS Melbourne (I)"
644:On 9 February 1928,
638:Fleet Air Arm Museum
1362:Royal Hellenic Navy
1021:Town-class cruisers
604:Mediterranean Fleet
531:British Grand Fleet
486:Operational history
642:
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497:East Asia Squadron
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348:East Asia Squadron
173:Town class cruiser
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764:The Capital Ships
748:The Capital Ships
688:The Capital Ships
600:Helen B. Sterling
584:dazzle camouflage
476:Robert Barr Smith
318:
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78:City of Melbourne
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1423:Lambros Katsonis
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110:18 January 1913
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863:the original
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838:. Retrieved
834:the original
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192:456 ft
179:Displacement
138:
107:Commissioned
94:4 April 1911
68:
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1203:Southampton
872:23 December
840:23 December
356:Grand Fleet
143:Rabaul 1914
131:Honours and
102:30 May 1912
1505:1912 ships
1489:Categories
1406:Birkenhead
1397:Royal Navy
1344:Birkenhead
1294:Nottingham
1287:Birmingham
1278:Royal Navy
1260:Birmingham
1180:Royal Navy
1117:Royal Navy
1063:Gloucester
1047:Royal Navy
947:0207129274
930:References
917:31 October
766:, pp. 78–9
762:Cassells,
746:Cassells,
686:Cassells,
654:HMAS
535:Scapa Flow
472:Birkenhead
438:Maxim guns
386:Town class
340:Birkenhead
328:Town class
265:Complement
245:Propulsion
1301:Lowestoft
1231:Melbourne
1147:Dartmouth
1077:Newcastle
1070:Liverpool
893:Semaphore
815:Bastock,
797:Bastock,
775:Bastock,
667:Citations
661:broken up
656:Australia
650:Melbourne
646:Melbourne
631:Melbourne
615:Melbourne
608:HMS
595:Melbourne
588:Melbourne
586:in 1918.
580:Melbourne
566:Melbourne
559:SMS
555:Melbourne
543:Melbourne
539:Melbourne
523:Melbourne
515:Karlsruhe
501:Melbourne
492:Melbourne
480:Melbourne
449:field gun
415:Melbourne
382:Melbourne
368:Melbourne
364:Melbourne
360:North Sea
344:Melbourne
323:Melbourne
294:field gun
147:North Sea
91:Laid down
69:Melbourne
59:Australia
39:Melbourne
1449:Arethusa
1329:Adelaide
1245:Brisbane
1140:Falmouth
1133:Yarmouth
1126:Weymouth
1099:Weymouth
983:48761594
561:Nürnberg
371:paid off
273:Armament
99:Launched
75:Namesake
1418:Chester
1189:Chatham
1162:Chatham
1084:Bristol
1056:Glasgow
1029:Bristol
956:2525523
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801:, p. 44
779:, p. 38
750:, p. 79
690:, p. 78
640:in 2015
495:German
451:, four
400:⁄
358:in the
230:Draught
201:⁄
149:1916–18
83:Builder
46:History
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1196:Dublin
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509:Azores
384:was a
326:was a
187:Length
133:awards
1451:class
1346:class
1262:class
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1101:class
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859:(PDF)
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610:Delhi
321:HMAS
257:Speed
123:Motto
37:HMAS
1442:None
1421:(ex-
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979:OCLC
969:ISBN
952:OCLC
942:ISBN
919:2014
897:2014
874:2012
842:2012
621:Fate
513:SMS
309:4 ×
300:2 ×
290:1 ×
284:1 ×
278:8 ×
222:Beam
156:Fate
65:Name
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470:at
338:at
250:shp
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