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Photo # 80-G-78946:  HMAS Australia at sea in the south Pacific, August 1943

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-- SHIPS of the AUSTRALIAN NAVY --

HMAS Australia (Heavy Cruiser, 1928-1955) --
World War II Views


This page features views of the Australian heavy cruiser Australia taken during World War II.

For other images of HMAS Australia, see:

  • HMAS Australia (Heavy Cruiser, 1928-1955).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 79164

    HMAS Australia
    (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928)

    Possibly photographed while she was serving in the North Atlantic area in mid-1940. Location may be Scapa Flow.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 555 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-13492

    Guadalcanal-Tulagi Operation, 7-9 August 1942


    The Australian heavy cruiser Australia underway off the north shore of Guadalcanal as the invasion task force leaves the area on 9 August 1942, following the Battle of Savo Island.
    Photographed from USS Chicago (CA-29).
    Savo Island is in the distance.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 66KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-12107

    HMAS Australia
    (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928)

    At sea during operations in the vicinity of the Solomon Islands, 31 August 1942.
    Taken by a USS Wasp (CV-7) photographer.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 555 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-56742

    HMAS Australia
    (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928)

    Operating in the south Pacific, 25 July 1943.
    Photographed from USS Nicholas (DD-449).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 103KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-78946

    HMAS Australia
    (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928)

    Silhouetted against the sun, while at sea in the south Pacific, 4 August 1943.
    Photographed from USS Saratoga (CV-3).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-291383

    HMAS Australia
    (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928)

    Damage to the ship's forward superstructure, caused by a Japanese "Betty" bomber which crashed into her foremast on 21 October 1944, during the invasion of Leyte.
    Note the U.S. Mark 4 fire control radar antenna atop the gun director on Australia's starboard bridge wing, and the British-type twin 4-inch anti-aircraft gun on the main deck.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 107KB; 605 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-273158

    HMAS Australia
    (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928)

    In Lingayen Gulf, Leyte, on 9 January 1945, after she had been hit by five Japanese Kamikaze planes during 5, 6, 8 & 9 January.
    The ship suffered the loss of 44 crewmen and received extensive damage, but remained in action providing gunfire support for the Lingayen landings.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     


    The following photographs show HMAS Australia in the distance:

    Photo #: USMC 61603

    USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)


    Escorting the Guadalcanal-Tulagi invasion convoy, circa 7-8 August 1942.
    HMAS Australia is dimly visible in the far right distance, beyond the three destroyers manuevering there.
    Photographed by Corp. L.M. Ashman, USMC.

    U.S. Marine Corps Photograph.

    Online Image: 58KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-K-385 (Color)

    Guadalcanal-Tulagi Operation, 7-9 August 1942

    Ships maneuvering between Tulagi and Guadalcanal during the Japanese aerial torpedo attack on 8 August 1942. USS President Jackson (AP-37) is at left. HMAS Australia is in the center distance, with anti-aircraft shells bursting nearby.
    Photographed from USS Ellet (DD-398).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 525 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-291377

    Leyte Operation, October 1944


    The Australian heavy cruisers Shropshire (left) and Australia (right), with a U.S. heavy cruiser, photographed through a ring gun sight on board USS Phoenix (CL-46), off Leyte on 21 October 1944.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 74KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    Related image: Photo # 80-G-K-2138, a view of USS Bountiful (AH-9), shows either HMAS Australia or HMAS Shropshire in the background.

    For other images of HMAS Australia, see:

  • HMAS Australia (Heavy Cruiser, 1928-1955).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    New image added 15 July 2004