H.M.A.S. Hobart (1934)
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Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
Laid down: | 15 Aug, 1933[2] |
Launched: | 9 Oct, 1934[3] |
Completed: | 13 Jan, 1936[4] |
Broken up: | 1962 |
H.M.A.S. Hobart was one of three Perth Class light cruisers, and one of two completed for the Royal Navy. She began service in the Royal Navy as H.M.S. Apollo, but transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1938 and took on her Australian designation.
Service
Captains
- Captain Robert R. Stewart, 28 September, 1938[5] – 28 August, 1939[6]
- Captain Harry L. Howden, 28 August, 1939[7] – [8]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on H.M.A.S. Hobart.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on H.M.A.S. Hobart.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on H.M.A.S. Hobart.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy page on H.M.A.S. Hobart.
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