The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Port quarter view of the N Class Destroyer HMAS Napier, one of the five ships of this class which served in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. Napier was engaged on patrol and convoy escort duties in the North and South Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean at various times in her service. She also operated with the British Pacific Fleet during the assaults on Okinawa. After the surrender of Japan, Napier sailed for Sydney where she was paid off in October 1945, reverted to the Royal Navy and, with her sister-ships of the N Class, sailed to Britain.
Port broadside view of the N Class Destroyer HMAS Napier, one of the five ships of this class which served in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. Napier was engaged on patrol and co
A unit crest of the N Class Destroyer HMAS Nizam which served in the Royal Australian Navy during the period February 1941 - October 1945. Nizam was employed on patrol and escort duties in the Mediter
Port quarter view of the N Class Destroyer HMAS Nestor, one of the five ships of this class which served in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. Commissioned in February 1941, Nestor
The modified Leander class cruiser HMAS Sydney engaged in patrols and convoy escort duties in the Indian Ocean area after completing operations in the Mediterranean where she achieved fame by sinking
Starboard port quarter of the Admiralty S Class Destroyer HMAS Swordsman, one of five ships of this class presented to Australian in 1919. She served with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) until 1929 wh
Indian Ocean. 1942. N Class destroyer HMAS Norman at anchor during a break from fleet escort and screening operations in the area.
