Royal Australian Navy RAN County class heavy cruiser HMAS Australia (D84)was commissioned on 24 April 1928, two months before sister ship HMAS Canberra
Displacement: 13,450 tons full load
Length: 190 m
Beam: 20.80 m
Draught: 4.95 m
Propulsion: 4 shaft Brown-Curtis geared turbines, 8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 80,000 shp.
Speed: 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h)
Range: 13,300 nautical miles at 12 knots
3,400 tons (3,450 t) fuel oil
Complement: 679 (848 at war)
Armament: Original configuration:
8 x BL 8inch (203.2 mm) Mk VIII guns (4 twin turrets)
4 x QF 4inch (101.6 mm) Mk V anti-aircraft guns (single mounts)
4 x 3 pdr guns
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