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| History | |
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| Name | HMAS Australia |
| Owner | Royal Australian navy |
| Builder | John Brown & Co, Clydebank, Scotland |
| Launched | 17 Mar 1927 |
| Completed | April 1928 |
| In service | 24 Apr 1928 |
| Out of service | 31 Aug 1954 |
| Fate | broken up Jul 1955 Barrow-in-Furness |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | County Class Heavy Cruiser |
| Tonnage | 9,072 tons |
| Length | 192.02 metres |
| Beam | 20.83 metres |
| Depth | 20.83 metres |
| Propulsion | 80,000 Horsepower |
| Speed | 31.5 knots |
| Capacity | crew of 679, 848 in war time |