Royal Australian Navy sailors' hat : HMAS Anzac

White cotton duck and navy blue wool sailors' cap with blue woollen chinstrap. The cap is lined with grey cotton fabric, and has a brown leather headband. The service number '00042' is written in black felt marker on the headband and inside the crown. A black silk tally with the woven gold title 'H.M.A.S. ANZAC' is fitted on the cap.

HMAS Anzac was first of two 'Battle' Class destroyers to be built in Australia (the other being HMAS Tobruk). She was laid down at Williamstown Dockyard, Melbourne, in September 1946, launched in August 1948, and commissioned under the command of Commander John Plunkett-Cole RAN in March 1951. After a brief period working up, Anzac was rushed to Japan in July 1951 to form part of the Commonwealth naval commitment to the war in Korea. She remained in Korean waters until late September, firing 1000 rounds from her 4.5 inch guns at enemy targets before returning to Australia. After some extensive refitting, Anzac sailed for her second tour to Korea in September 1952, and served in the area for the next nine months, steaming some 57,865 miles, and serving off both east and west coasts of Korea in the process. This was the end of her war service, although she did escort HMAS Sydney to Vietnam in 1968. Much of her remaining career was spent in Australian and New Guinean waters, as well as serving in the Far Eastern Strategic Reserve (FESR) based at Singapore, and as a fleet training ship for sailors. HMAS Anzac finally paid off at Sydney in October 1974, having steamed more than 693,000 miles since commissioning. She was sold to Hifirm Corporation Ltd of Hong Kong for scrapping in 1975.