Australia declared war on Germany one hour after the United Kingdom's declaration of war on 3 September 1939. Unlike the arrangements with the British Admiralty at the start of the First World War, during World War II RAN ships remained under Australian command.
At the onset of war the RAN was relatively modest, even if it was arguably the most combat-ready of the three services. Major units included:
1. Two County-class heavy cruisers; Australia and Canberra, both carried 8-inch (203 mm) guns and had entered service in the 1920s.
2. Three modern Modified Leander-class light cruisers; Hobart, Perth, and Sydney, which mounted 6-inch (152 mm) guns
3. Older Town-class cruiser Adelaide
4. Four sloops, Parramatta, Swan, Warrego, and Yarra; although only Swan and Yarra were in commission
5. Five V-class destroyers
6. A variety of support and ancillary craft
Following the call up of reserves in 1939 the permanent forces grew from 5,440 to 10,259.
During the war the men and vessels of the RAN served in every theatre of operations, from the tropical Pacific to the frigid Russian convoys and grew exponentially .... credit: [ Ссылка ]
I suspect their could be many errors with the details of the vessels, dates and locations, however this is how they were presented in the archives of the State Library - Victoria
Feel free to make comment in the comments section and enlighten us with the facts or the added knowledge on these Royal Australian Navy vessels.
Aircraft-carrier HMAS Sydney somehow was included in this 1939-1945 period of time in the archives of the State Library as she was initially launched in the UK and named HMS Terrible in 1944 but not completed until after WW2.
The carrier was sold to Australia in 1947, completed and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Sydney in 1948.
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