HMAS Anzac (D59)
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 to the practice of red kangaroo symbols on Australian warships. During 1956, Anzac served during the Malayan Emergency. In 1960, a malfunction in the destroyer's gun direction equipment caused Anzac to fire directly on sister ship HMAS Tobruk during a gunnery exercise, with Tobruk left unrepairable. In 1961, the destroyer was reclassified as a training vessel. Anzac remained in service until 1974, and was sold for breaking a year later.
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HMAS Anzac (D59)
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 to the practice of red kangaroo symbols on Australian warships. During 1956, Anzac served during the Malayan Emergency. In 1960, a malfunction in the destroyer's gun direction equipment caused Anzac to fire directly on sister ship HMAS Tobruk during a gunnery exercise, with Tobruk left unrepairable. In 1961, the destroyer was reclassified as a training vessel. Anzac remained in service until 1974, and was sold for breaking a year later.
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commissioning date
1951-03-14
completion date
1951-03-22
decommissioning date
1974-10-04
laying down
1946-09-23
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1.155192e+2
motto
"United We Stand"
ship beam (μ)
1.24968e+1
ship launched
1948-08-20
status
Sold for scrap, 24 November 1975
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Ship armament
*4 × QF 4.5 inch /45 (113 mm) ...... s
*Squid anti-submarine mortar
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Ship builder
Williamstown Naval Dockyard
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Ship commissioned
1951-03-14
Ship complement
*320 as destroyer
*169 + 109 trainees as training ship
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Ship completed
1951-03-22
Ship country
Australia
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Ship decommissioned
1974-10-04
Ship displacement
*2,436 tons
*3,450 tons
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Ship fate
Ship honours
*Battle honours:
*Korea 1951–53
*Malaya 1956
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Ship laid down
1946-09-23
Ship launched
1948-08-20
Ship length
* overall
* between perpendiculars
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Ship motto
"United We Stand"
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Ship namesake
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
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Ship reclassified
Training ship
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HMAS Anzac (D59)
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