HMAS Canberra (D33)

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County-class heavy cruiser Royal Australian Navy warship

HMAS Canberra (D33) was a Royal Australian Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served with distinction during World War II before being sunk in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.

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Label Occurrences
HMAS Canberra (D33) canonical 1
HMAS Canberra (L02) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf County-class heavy cruiser ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy warship ⓘ
alliedWith United States Navy ⓘ
armament 8 × 8-inch (203 mm) main guns ⓘ
secondary anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
builder John Brown & Company ⓘ
builtAt Clydebank ⓘ
surface form: Clydebank, Scotland
causeOfSinking battle damage ⓘ
torpedoes and shellfire ⓘ
commissioned 9 July 1928 ⓘ
conflict Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
crew approximately 800 officers and sailors ⓘ
dateOfSinking 9 August 1942 ⓘ
designOrigin British County-class design ⓘ
displacement approximately 10000 tons standard ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
fate sunk in action ⓘ
flag Australian White Ensign (by amendment) ⓘ
surface form: White Ensign (Royal Australian Navy)
honours battle honours for World War II service ⓘ
hullNumber D33 ⓘ
laidDown 9 September 1925 ⓘ
launched 31 May 1927 ⓘ
legacy name later used for other Australian warships ⓘ
namedAfter Canberra ⓘ
capital city of Australia ⓘ
navalFleet Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
notableEvent heavy damage in night action at Savo Island ⓘ
operator Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form: Guadalcanal campaign
propulsion steam turbines ⓘ
role escort and patrol duties ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ
serviceEndYear 1942 ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1928 ⓘ
shipClass County class ⓘ
sisterShip HMAS Australia ⓘ
surface form: HMAS Australia (D84)
subClassOf heavy cruiser ⓘ
sunkIn Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
sunkInBodyOfWater Ironbottom Sound ⓘ
sunkNear Guadalcanal ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra → successor → HMAS Canberra (D33) ⓘ
subject surface form: HMAS Canberra
Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra → successor → HMAS Canberra (D33) ⓘ
subject surface form: HMAS Canberra
this entity surface form: HMAS Canberra (L02)