HMAS Anzac (D59)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMAS Anzac (D-59) [1] was a Battle-class destroyer (named Anzac class in the RAN) of the Royal Australian Navy, laid down by the Williamstown Naval Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 23 September 1946, launched on 20 August 1948 by Mrs. J. A. Collins, wife of the Chief of the Naval Staff and commissioned on 14 March 1951 but not accepted by the Royal Australian Navy until 22 March.
Anzac paid off at Sydney on 4 October 1974, was sold to the Hifirm Corporation Limited of Hong Kong on 24 November 1975, and departed Sydney on 30 December 1975 under tow by a Japanese tug.
See HMAS Anzac for other ships of this name.
| Battle-class destroyer |
| Agincourt | Aisne | Alamein | Armada | Barfleur | Barrosa | Cadiz | Camperdown | Corunna | Dunkirk | Finisterre | Gabbard | Gravelines | Hogue | Jutland | Lagos | Matapan | St. James | St. Kitts | Saintes | Sluys | Solebay | Trafalgar | Vigo |
| Anzac class destroyer |
| Anzac | Tobruk |
|
|
 |
This Australian Military article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This article about a specific naval ship or boat is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
