Description

Title: HMAS Adelaide – A short History of the Cruiser 1922 – 1946

Author: Lieutenant Swinden, Greg

Condition: Near Mint

Edition: 1st Edition

Publication Date: 1996

ISBN: 0958745676

Cover: Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 64 pages

Comments: The short history of HMAS Adelaide from 1922 to 1946.

HMAS Adelaide was a Town class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), named after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Laid down in 1915, wartime shortages and design modifications meant the ship was not completed until 1922, earning her the nickname “HMAS Longdelayed”.

Adelaide served with the Royal Navy’s Special Service Squadron during 1924 and 1925, and was involved in the 1927 Malaita massacre. She was decommissioned in 1928, but was modernised and returned to service just before World War II began. During the war, Adelaide was involved in successful efforts to secure the colony of New Caledonia for Free France, was present during the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour, and intercepted the German blockade runner Ramses.

The cruiser was decommissioned in 1946, and broken up for scrap in 1949.