HMAS Westralia (F95)
HMAS Westralia (F95/C61) was an auxiliary cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built by Scottish shipbuilder Harland and Wolff and completed in 1929, Westralia was operated by the Huddart Parker company until 1939, when she was requisitioned for service with the RAN as an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC). Fitted with guns and commissioned in early 1940, Westralia was initially used to escort convoys in the Pacific and Indian oceans. In November 1940, the largest mutiny in RAN history occurred aboard the ship, with 104 men charged.
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HMAS Westralia (F95)
HMAS Westralia (F95/C61) was an auxiliary cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built by Scottish shipbuilder Harland and Wolff and completed in 1929, Westralia was operated by the Huddart Parker company until 1939, when she was requisitioned for service with the RAN as an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC). Fitted with guns and commissioned in early 1940, Westralia was initially used to escort convoys in the Pacific and Indian oceans. In November 1940, the largest mutiny in RAN history occurred aboard the ship, with 104 men charged.
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HMAS Westralia (F95/C61) was a ...... being sold for scrap in 1961.
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Le HMAS Westralia est un ancien croiseur auxiliaire de la Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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1940-01-17
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1.35636e+2
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"Faithful and Bold"
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1929-04-25
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Returned to owners
Sold for scrap in 1961
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*7 × 6 inch guns
*2 × 3 inc ...... mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
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September 1946
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*Battle honours:
*Pacific 1941 ...... ingayen Gulf 1945
*Borneo 1945
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*UK official number: 153935
*code letters: LDRC
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*Armed merchant cruiser
*Landing Ship Infantry
*Troop transport
*Civilian ship
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HMAS Westralia (F95/C61) was a ...... he ship, with 104 men charged.
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Le HMAS Westralia est un ancien croiseur auxiliaire de la Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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HMAS Westralia (1939)
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HMAS Westralia (F95)
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*Delfino (1959–1960)
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*Westralia (1929–59)
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*Woolambi (1960–1961)
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Westralia
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