HMAS Australia (1911)
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HMAS Australia was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. Ordered by the Australian government in 1909, she was launched in 1911, and commissioned
HMAS Australia, 1914
Australia in a 1913 painting by Charles Edward Dixon
Australia's forward turret ('A') in 1918. Note the port (i.e. left-side) wing turret in the background with a biplane on its roof
HMAS Australia on delivery in the UK, 1913
Royal Australian Navy
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The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. The professional head of the RAN is the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Matthew Buckley. The Chief of Navy is also jointly re
HMAS Australia (1911)
…defence of the British Empire. Ordered by the Australian government in 1909, she was launched in 1911, and commissioned as flagship of the fledgling Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1913. Australia was the only capital ship to serve in the RAN. At the start of World War I, Australia was tasked with finding and destroying…
RAN Wessex helicopter in 1962
A female RAN sailor in 2016. Women serve in the RAN in combat roles and at sea.
Royal Australian Navy sailors from HMAS Sydney during Operation Northern Trident 2009
HMAS Canberra, Canberra class