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The conversion started with the removal of the ship's entire armament. The entire superstructure was cut off, and replaced with a larger, aluminium construction. The quality of accommodation was improved. Fuel stowage was reduced, in turn cutting the ship's range from 4,680 nautical miles
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and her escorts, and bombarded Car Nicobar on 17 and 18 October. Despite heavy damage to the target areas, Operation Millet failed to attract a significant reaction from the Japanese, as available resources were already en route to
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400,000 each. Instead, the British Admiralty presented the ships to the RAN on 1 June as gifts. The conversions were part of an overall plan to improve the anti-submarine warfare capability of the RAN, although
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changed course for the island. The ship encountered 9-metre (30 ft) seas, 60-knot (110 km/h) winds, hail, and snow en route, and arrived in time to collect the scientist before worse weather set in.
1292:(ASW) training ship. While being prepared for her new duties, the 4-inch guns and gunnery radar were removed (although the turret would remain until early 1968). An improved Type 978 radar was installed. 781:
from 31 August to 3 September, including preparatory shelling of the landing site on 31 August and 2 September. A week later, she supported the United States troop landings at
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and the 4th Destroyer Flotilla were assigned to the latter at the end of November 1944. As part of this deployment, ship numbers and designations were changed from the
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was one of three RN Q-class destroyers transferred to the RAN on loan. Another two had been loaned to the RAN since commissioning. This arrangement allowed the four
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remained in service for another three years, until a series of mechanical and structural faults required that she be retired, decommissioning in 1972 and being
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design to her funnel to depict the ship's Australian allegiance; one of the earliest instances of using a red kangaroo to identify an Australian warship.
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in 1942, serving in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theatres. After the war ended, the ship was transferred on loan to the RAN in exchange for an
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were sent to the Strategic Reserve at the end of January 1959. During the four-month assignment, the ships were assigned to the royal escort of
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In early 1950, the decision was made to convert all five Q-class destroyers in RAN service to anti-submarine warfare frigates, similar to the
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was stationed between Australia and New Caledonia as a precautionary air-sea rescue ship for the first leg of the Queen's departure flight.
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of the RN. A proposal was made by the Australian government to pay for the upgrade to the five on-loan vessels, at the predicted cost of
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The 4th Destroyer Flotilla was ordered to depart the Mediterranean theatre and sail for the Indian Ocean in March 1944, to join the
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Stevens, David; Sears, Jason; Goldrick, James; Cooper, Alastair; Jones, Peter; Spurling, Kathryn (2001). Stevens, David (ed.).
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Cooper, Alastair (2001). "The Korean War Era (pp 155–180); The Era of Forward Defence (pp 181–210)". In Stevens, David (ed.).
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served in the Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean during World War II. She was assigned to the
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was converted to an anti-submarine frigate, and served with the RAN until 1966. During this time, she was deployed to the
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From Empire Defence to the Long Haul: post-war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945–1955
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were in Saigon for a diplomatic visit; they were the last RAN ships to visit Vietnam before Australia's military became
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for her wartime service: "Arctic 1942–43", "Sicily 1943", "Salerno 1943", "Mediterranean 1943", and "Okinawa 1945".
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was decommissioned on 7 April 1972. Tenders for purchase of the ship closed in February 1975, and on 8 April 1975
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in early 1956. After returning to Darwin on 10 April, the ship was made lead vessel of the 1st Frigate Squadron.
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in Sydney. The modernisation began in May 1950, and despite predictions that work would finish within 18 months,
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was part of the escort screen protecting British carriers as their aircraft attacked Japanese airfields in the
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She was briefly deployed to the waters off South Africa before the 4th Destroyer Flotilla was assigned to
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were deployed to the FESR. On 26 October, the two ships were involved in the rescue of survivors from MV
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and the other ships were only a 'stopgap' measure until purpose-built ASW frigates could be constructed.
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was split into two forces, The smaller East Indies Fleet remained in the Indian Ocean, while the larger
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was retroactively awarded the honour "Malaya 1957" for her service during the Malayn Emergency.
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was sold to Willtop (Asia) Ltd. The ship was towed to Hong Kong, arriving on 20 June, to be
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provided anti-air capability, while eight Mark VIII torpedo tubes (4 forward, 4 aft) firing
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At the start of 1969, the RAN's ship designation and numbering system was changed from the
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into the RN on 15 September, and completed on 10 December. She cost £725,000 to complete.
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was assigned to the RN Training Squadron, attached to the Joint Anti-Submarine School in
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forward of the bridge. The reduction in gun armament was justified by the inclusion of a
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After spending three years in reserve, a need for expanded training capabilities saw
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training with the Royal Navy. After repairs to damage sustained during the journey,
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and three escorts—with the combined force arriving back in Trincomalee on 31 March.
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Following an overhaul of the RAN battle honours system, completed in March 2010,
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on 10 July. The destroyer was involved in the leadup to the British landings at
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was the last ship to commission into the RAN, in September 1945, in trade for
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Up Top: the Royal Australian Navy and Southeast Asian conflicts, 1955–1972
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The converted ships were formed as the 1st Australian Frigate Squadron.
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during this period. In addition to the squadron's badge depicting the
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was the second ship to be converted, and was rebuilt as a frigate at
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Exercise Sea Demon. The frigate returned to Sydney on 16 May 1959.
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completed her 400,000th nautical mile of sailing since launching.
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required a medical evacuation: as the closest Australian vessel,
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were damaged, and minor damage was inflicted to the underside of
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was replaced as the lead vessel of the 1st Frigate Squadron by
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departed Trincomalee on 15 October as part of Task Force 63, a
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4,040 nautical miles (7,480 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
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4,680 nautical miles (8,670 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
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operation to focus Japanese attention on the west coast of
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and spent the end of 1942 and the early part of 1943 as an
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rescued 25 survivors from the Panamanian merchant steamer
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off Jervis Bay during anti-submarine training exercises.
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was attached to Group 1, consisting of the battleship
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in 1954, after conversion to an anti-submarine frigate
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was part of a 45-ship, 13-nation fleet assembled in
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Navy News Australia. 10 August 2006. p. 6 2086:"Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" 1995: 1993: 1991: 1838: 1811: 1809: 834:as one of the ships escorting aircraft carriers 769:was involved in numerous Allied landings of the 565:on multiple occasions, participated in numerous 3533:Q-class destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy 3079:List of destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy 1977: 1975: 1425: 1423: 1083:departed Sydney for England, to participate in 569:, and took on a partial training role. She was 2660:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 2333:Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946 2155:The Destroyers: their battles and their badges 1983:Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946 1827: 1825: 1801:Australian and New Zealand Warships since 1946 1288:recommissioned on 28 July 1966 as a dedicated 1036:was not recommissioned until 7 December 1954. 729:to reinforce the ships covering Arctic convoy 577:, but reactivated in 1969 as a training ship. 3538:Type 15 frigates of the Royal Australian Navy 3528:World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom 3487:List of frigates of the Royal Australian Navy 3105: 2704: 2690: 2459:Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (1974) . 2157:. East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Schuster. 1988: 1806: 1044:was fitted with new guns: a twin 4 inch 682:Mark IX torpedoes for anti-ship engagements. 555:, then given to Australia as a gift in 1950. 2560:. 9 December 1966. p. 3. 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Index

HMAS Queenborough in 1954 after conversion to an anti-submarine frigate
Queenborough
Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson
Wallsend-on-Tyne
Arctic
Sicily
Salerno
Mediterranean
Okinawa
Malaya
Q-class
destroyer
QF
QF 2-pounder pom-pom
Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
21 inch (533 mm)
depth-charge
Type 15 frigate
Bofors 40 mm
Limbo
Q-class
destroyer
Royal Navy
Royal Australian Navy
World War II
War Emergency Programme
laid down
launched
N-class destroyer
Far East Strategic Reserve

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