| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART19894 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 15.2 x 28.3 (plate) 27.2 x 40.4 (sheet) |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | etching on wove paper |
| Maker |
Langmaid, Rowlan |
| Date made | c 1920s |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: External copyright |
HMAS Australia
Description
This work in an etching of HMAS Australia in harbour. HMAS Australia was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, ordered in 1924 after the scuttling of the first HMAS Australia, and entering service in 1928. Apart from an exchange deployment to the Mediterranean from 1934 to 1936, the cruiser operated in local and south-west Pacific waters until the commecement of the Second World War. Until mid-1940 the cruiser remained near Australia, before being deployed for duties in the eastern Atlantic and south-east Asia. During the late 1940s, HMAS Australia served with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan before being retasked as a training ship in 1950. The cruiser was decommissioned in 1954.