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HMAS Australia

County-class heavy cruiser
HMAS Australia was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. One of two Kent-subclass ships ordered for the RAN in 1924, Australia was laid down in Scotland in 1925, and entered service in 1928. Wikipedia
Length: 630′
Launched: March 17, 1927
Draft: 21.33′
Construction started: August 26, 1925
Beam: 68′
Aircraft carried: 1 × Supermarine Seagull III (1928–1936); 1 × Supermarine Walrus (1936–1944)