HMAS Hobart
Survived
Royal Navy, then Royal Australian Navy
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Leander |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 6″ guns in 4 twin mounts |
Service
| to 1938 | Apollo Built for the Royal Navy | |
| from 1938 | Hobart Bought by Australia |
Built for the Royal Navy as Apollo. With Crace's cruisers at the Coral Sea, which beat off Japanese torpedo bombers without loss.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × twin BL 6 in (152 mm) guns
- 4 × single QF 4 in (102 mm) guns
- 3 × quadruple 0.5 in (12.7 mm) AA machineguns
- 2 × quadruple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armour
- Waterline belt: 3 in (76 mm)
- Magazine: 2–3.5 in (51–89 mm)
- Deck: 1 in (25 mm)
- Gun turrets: 1 in (25 mm)
| Builder | HM Dockyard, Devonport |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 August 1933 |
| Launched | 9 October 1934 |
| Commissioned | 13 January 1936 |
| Displacement | 7,003 long tons (7,115 t) (standard) |
| Length | 562 ft 4 in (171.4 m) (o/a) 530 ft (161.5 m) (p/p) |
| Speed | 32.5 kn (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
| Complement | 646 (35 officers, 611 ratings) standard |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched as HMS Apollo
9 October 1934
Renamed HMAS Hobart
1938 · Bought by Australia
Battle of the Coral Sea
Survived
4–8 May 1942
Crace's group
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap in 1962