The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Queen Mary, a former Cunard liner requisitioned for wartime use as a troop ship by the Admiralty, steams alongside the Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra. As armament is visible on the stern of the passenger ship, it indicates that the image was possibly taken in the Atlantic early in the war. The Queen Mary, the pride of Britain's pre-war merchant fleet, carried thousands of Allied troops during the Second World War. HMAS Canberra was sunk on 9 August 1942 off Savo Island in the battle of Guadalcanal.
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra alongside a wharf. The colour scheme indicates it pre-dates the Second World War. HMAS Canberra was sunk on 9 August 1942 off Savo Island in the battle of Guadal
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra (partly visible) leads two other warships in a calm sea. A sister ship of the same class, HMAS Australia, follows immediately astern. The other ship bringing up
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra, in a port abeam profile, makes a high speed run in a moderate sea state. The foamy capping waves, 'white horses', probably indicates that the ship was experienci
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra conducts a night shoot firing two of its 4 inch anti-aircraft guns which form part of the ship's secondary armament. HMAS Canberra was sunk on 9 August 1942 off S
Two 4 inch anti-aircraft guns situated amidships on both sides of the Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra which was in RAN service from 1928 to 1942. An additional four guns of this type were added to t
Viewed from high above the ship, plumes of spray break over the bow drenching the forecastle of the Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra as it makes a high speed run in rough seas. The twin eight inch gu
