HMAS ANZAC Lyttleton 1974 – HMAS Anzac (D59) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, the destroyer was commissioned in 1951. The ship served on two tours of duty during the Korean War, and attempts to distinguish herself from British ships led toContinue reading “HMAS ANZAC Lyttleton 1974”
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This image captures a moment in April 1945 at Mechanics Bay in Auckland, New Zealand, featuring several Short Sunderland and Short Sandringham flying boats.
HMAS/HMNZS Kiama, named for the coastal town of Kiama, New South Wales
HMAS Kiama, named for the coastal town of Kiama, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] After World War II, the corvette was one of four sold to the Royal New Zealand NavyContinue reading “HMAS/HMNZS Kiama, named for the coastal town of Kiama, New South Wales”
