HMAS Hobart
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HMAS Hobart was a modified Leander-class light cruiser which served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. Originally constructed for the Royal Navy as HMS Apollo, the ship entered service in 1936, and was sold to Australia two years later. During the war, Hobart was involved in the evacuation of British Somaliland in 1940, fought at the Battle of the Coral Sea and supported the amphibious landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi in 1942. She was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943, then returned to service in 1945 and supported the landings at Tarakan, Wewak, Brunei, and Balikpapan. Hobart was placed in reserve in 1947, but plans to modernise her and return her to service as an aircraft carrier escort, training ship, or guided missile ship were not followed through. The cruiser was sold for scrapping in 1962.
1936
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D63; HMS Apollo
speed 32.5 knot,
HMNB Devonport, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, 
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
HMAS Hobart SLV AllanGreen
HMAS Hobart drawing
Sydney ferries BELLUBERA and KALANG with HMAS HOBART circa 1950
HMAS Hobart (D63) leaves Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 July 1942 (80-G-13454)
Ships. H M S Apollo BAnQ P48S1P01703
USS Chicago (CA-29), USS Salt Lake City (CA-26) and HMAS Hobart (D63) leaving Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 July 1942 (80-G-13455)
HMAS Hobart battle board
HMS Apollo docked at Vancouver 1936
HMS Apollo berthed at Vancouver 1936
HMS Apollo at Vancouver 1936| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Hobart SLV AllanGreen | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Hobart drawing | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sydney ferries BELLUBERA and KALANG with HMAS HOBART circa 1950 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Hobart (D63) leaves Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 July 1942 (80-G-13454) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ships. H M S Apollo BAnQ P48S1P01703 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Chicago (CA-29), USS Salt Lake City (CA-26) and HMAS Hobart (D63) leaving Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 July 1942 (80-G-13455) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMAS Hobart battle board | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Apollo docked at Vancouver 1936 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Apollo berthed at Vancouver 1936 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Apollo at Vancouver 1936 | Commons | ||
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