The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Mediterranean, Indian and Atlantic Ocean areas. In April 1945, Nizam joined the British Pacific Fleet and was present during the assaults on Okinawa and subsequently was a unit of the Allied fleet in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese surrender was signed on 2 September 1945. After the war, she sailed for Sydney where, on 18 October 1945, she was paid-off, reverted to the Royal Navy and left for the United Kingdom.
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 conv
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
The crest of HMAS Nizam. The Nizam was an N class destroyer, commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 19 December 1940. The destroyer participated in the Western Desert, Crete, and Malta cam
Group portrait of ship's company of HMAS Nizam. The Nizam was an N class destroyer, commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 19 December 1940. The destroyer participated in the Western Deser
Starboard broadside view of the Bathurst Class Minesweeper (Corvette) HMAS Ipswich. One of sixty of this of this class of ship, Ipswich was engaged on escort duties, minesweeping and anti-submarine pa
Informal portrait of B4234 Able Seaman (AB) Hervey Owen Phipps from Ipswich, Queensland acting as a lookout aboard HMAS Nizam during a strike against Japan. AB Phipps enlisted in the RAN as a 17 year
