HMAS Australia (D 84)

For other ships of the same name, see HMAS Australia.

Overview

HMAS Australia (D84)
HMAS Australia (D84), in October 1937
Overview
Type	Heavy Cruiser
Ship of Class	County-Class Cruiser
Place of Origin	File:Britain Union Jack v3.svg United Kingdom
Crew	Up to 815
Laid Down	26th August 1925
Launched Down	17th March 1927
Commissioned	24th April 1928
Decommissioned	31st August 1954
Scrapped	1955
Fate	Sold for scrapping in 1954, scrapped in 1955.
Honours & Awards	Acquired the following Battle Honours; Atlantic 1940–41, Pacific 1941–43, Coral Sea 1942, Savo Island 1942, Guadalcanal 1942, New Guinea 1942–44, Leyte Gulf 1944, Lingayen Gulf 1945 Inherited the following Battle Honours: Rabaul 1914, North Sea 1915–18
Operators	Royal Australian Navy
In Service	1928 - 1954
Original Badge
Post-War Badge designed for any future ships named HMAS Australia
Manufacturing
Cost	1,900,000 £
Manufacturer	John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland
Dimensions
Displacement	Standard: 10,000t
Length	P/P: 180m
Beam	20.8m
Draught	6.5m
Armour
Armour Min/Max	38.1 - 114.3mm
Belt	Up to 114.3mm
Magazines	38.1 - 76.2mm
Machinery	38.1 - 76.2mm
Turrets Face	50.8mm
Turrets Roof	50.8mm
Turrets Sides	50.8mm
Turrets Rear	50.8mm
Conning Tower	76.2mm
Anti-Torpedo Bulges?	Yes
Engine & Performance
Propulsion	8 x Yarrow superheated boilers Curtis high-pressure and Parsons low-pressure geared turbines, 80,000 shaft horsepower. 4 x 3-bladed propellers
Speed	57km/h (31kn)
Range	4,200km (2,270nmi) @ 57km/h (31kn) 19,000km (12,000nmi) @ 20km/h (11kn)
Outfitting
Main Guns	At launch: 8 (4x2) x 203mm Royal Ordnance BL 8 Inch Gun Mk VIII,
Anti-Aircraft Cannons	At launch: 4 x 102mm Royal Ordnance QF 4 Inch Gun Mk V, 4 x 40x158mmR Royal Ordnance QF 2 Pounder Naval Gun In 1945: 4 x 102mm Royal Ordnance QF 4 Inch Gun Mk V, 8 x 40mm Bofors
Anti-Aircraft Machine Guns	16 x .303 Machine Guns (?)
Vehicles Carried
Aviation Facilities	1935 - 1944: 1 x Aircraft Catapult
Utility Aircraft	1928 - 1936: Supermarine Seagull III 1936 - 1944: Supermarine Walrus

The HMAS Australia (I84/D84/C01) was a County-Class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy.