HMAS Canberra

This site is dedicated to all Royal Australian Navy and Australian Defence Force personnel who have served in HMAS CANBERRA.

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HMAS CANBERRA (1) D 33 from the 9th of July 1928 until she was sunk in action off Savo Island on the 9th of August 1942.

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HMAS CANBERRA (2) FFG-02 from the 21st of March 1981 until Decomissioning on the 12th of November 2005.

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HMAS Canberra (3) LHD-02 from Commissioning on the 23rd of November 2014.

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SS Canberra

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SS Canberra

The Cruise Liner SS CANBERRA and the Guided Missile Frigate HMAS CANBERRA took a unique historic maritime opportunity to meet at sea in the Pacific Ocean off California in 1981.

The images were taken from the SS Canberra and the HMAS Canberra, a period of 20 years has elapsed to finally bring the the different prospective's together.

Many Thanks to the following people who assisted me with the images and information:

Commodore Mike Bradford - SS Canberra
Steve Matthews - SS Canberra
Bob MacDonald - Cancomcrew

A year later SS Canberra was involved in the Falklands War in the South Atlantic as Troop Carrier and HMAS Canberra was home based in Sydney, Australia operating in the East Australian Exercise Area.

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SS Canberra 1981

Images of the Cruise Liner SS CANBERRA and the Guided Missile Frigate HMAS CANBERRA took a unique historic maritime opportunity to meet at sea in the Pacific Ocean off California in 1981

 

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