HMAS Anzac
There have been three
Royal Australian Navy ships named Anzac, a name based upon the initials of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps which came into definite use in January 1915.
The first
HMAS Anzac (G-00) was a Marksman class
destroyer laid down by Denny Brothers Limited at
Dumbarton in
Scotland on
31 January 1916, launched on
11 January 1917 and commissioned into the
Royal Navy in April 1917. She was presented to the Australian Government in
1919 and commissioned into the RAN on
27 January 1920. HMAS
Anzac paid off for disposal on
30 July 193l and was sold to Messrs. Abraham and Wilson of
Redfern in
New South Wales on
8 August 1935. Her hull was scuttled off
Sydney on
7 May 1936 and used for target practice.
The second
HMAS Anzac (D-59) was a Battle class
destroyer laid down by the Williamstown Naval Dockyard at
Melbourne in
Victoria on
23 September 1946, launched on
20 August 1948 by Mrs. J. A. Collins, wife of the Chief of the Naval Staff and commissioned on
14 March 1951 but not accepted by the Royal Australian Navy until
22 March. HMAS Anzac paid off at
Sydney on
4 October 1974, was sold to the Hifirm Corporation Limited of
Hong Kong on
24 November 1975, and departed Sydney on
30 December 1975 under tow by a
Japanese tug.
The third and present
HMAS Anzac (150) is the namesake of Anzac class frigates, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems Propriety Limited at Williamstown in
Victoria on
5 November 1993, launched on
16 September 1994 and commissioned on
13 May 1996.
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