![]() ![]() Navy’s christening in 1943 of the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser USS Canberra (CA-70) in honor of the sunken County-class heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra, the latter lost to the Japanese alongside two American cruisers in the disaster at Savo Island the year prior. HMAS Bataan was laid down on 18 February 1942 as the last Australian Tribal-class destroyer and was originally going to be named either HMAS Chingilli or HMAS Kurnai, but was renamed in response to the U.S. All constructed at the Cockatoo (Island) Docks and Engineering Company near Sydney, Arunta and Warramunga joined the war in 1942 while Bataan would follow three years later, and the five others ultimately canceled. Of the eight Tribals planned for Australia, only three– HMAS Arunta, HMAS Warramunga, and Bataan- were ever completed. We have discussed the very successful class in prior Warship Wednesdays (e.g., HMS Cossackand HMCS Haida) but relax, they are great ships with amazing histories. An unidentified Tribal class destroyer in profile ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |