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HMAS Australia

Indefatigable-class battlecruiser
HMAS Australia was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. Ordered by the Australian government in 1909, she was launched in 1911, and commissioned as flagship of the fledgling Royal Australian... Wikipedia
Launched: October 25, 1911
Length: 590′
Construction started: June 26, 1910
Armour: Belt: 4–6 in (102–152 mm); Decks: 1.5–2.5 in (38–64 mm); Barbettes: 7 in (178 mm); Turrets: 7 in (178 mm)
Commissioned: 21 June 1913
Decommissioned: 12 December 1921