HMAS Anzac (1920)

HMAS Anzac (1920)

The first HMAS "Anzac" (G00) was an "Anzac" class destroyer, laid down by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton in Scotland on 31 January 1916, launched on 11 January 1917 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1917 as HMS "Anzac".

Royal Navy Service

HMAS "Anzac" led the 14th Flotilla of the Grand Fleet and served in the North Sea and the English Channel.

Royal Australian Navy Service

"Anzac" was presented to the Australian Government in March 1919 and commissioned into the RAN, with the same pennant number, on 27 January 1920. HMAS "Anzac" paid off for disposal on 30 July 1931 and was sold to Messrs. Abraham and Wilson of Redfern in New South Wales on 8 August 1935. Her hull was scuttled off Sydney on 7 May 1936 and used for target practice.

References

Bastock, John. “Australia’s Ships of War”, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1975. ISBN 0-207-12927-4

Straczek, John. “The Royal Australian Navy: Ships, Aircraft and Shore Establishments”, Navy Public Affairs, Sydney, 1996. ISBN 1-876043-78-4

Dittmar, F.J & Colledge, J.J. "British Warships 1914-1919", Ian Allen, London, 1972. ISBN 0-711-0380-7


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