RAN · CA
Australia
Photos and infoCounty-class heavy cruiser. Crutchley left the southern patrol in her before midnight. She was off the transport anchorage while Mikawa sank the other cruisers. She survived the war.
| Class | County class |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
| Hull | D84 |
| Fate | Afloat. Crutchley's flagship at Guadalcanal. She was at Turner's conference during the Battle of Savo Island and did not fight. Survived the war. Scrapped in 1955. |
| Armament (class) | Kent-subclass County cruiser. Four twin 8-inch turrets and three funnels. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy, taken by a USS Wasp (CV-7) photographer. HMAS Australia (D84) at sea on 31 August 1942.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Moore, George DunbarCaptain from 14 August 1941
Farncomb, Harold BruceCaptain from 24 December 1941
Dechaineux, Emile Frank VerlaineCaptain from 9 March 1944Mortally wounded in command, 21 October 1944
Armstrong, John MaletCaptain from 29 October 1944Relieved on 6 August 1945Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · Crace's flagship; detached; not sunk
Battle of Savo Island
1942-08-09 · Crutchley's flagship; at the conference; not in the fight
