HMS Shropshire was a Royal Navy (RN) heavy cruiser of the London sub-class of County class cruisers. The WA Division of the Association was reactivated and incorporated 8 years ago in 2012 by HMAS Canberra 2 veterans. The HMAS CANBERRA - HMAS SHROPSHIRE Association in Queensland was reactivated by HMAS CANBERRA 2 personnel on the 10 March 2013. 'The few targets allocated to HMAS SHROPSHIRE, the long delays and poor co-ordination experienced, indicated that the officers concerned in the Division were not fully indoctrinated in the effective use of heavy Naval gunfire.' Bonser) off the entrance to Port Darwin and all ships made a combined entry to Darwin. sept.1929. HMAS CANBERRA - HMAS SHROPSHIRE Association (Australia). West, Rockingham Western Australia on the 12th of November 2005.HMAS CANBERRA (3) LHD 02 commissioned into the RAN at Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia on the 28 November 2014.HMAS SHROPSHIRE was commissioned into the RAN at Chatham, England on the 20 April 1943 and was decommissioned on the 10 November 1949.__________________________________________________________________________The members of the HMAS Canberra-HMAS Shropshire Association are delighted with the President of the United States very significant announcement today that a major surface combatant of the United States Navy is to be commissioned the USS Canberra in honour of the HMAS Canberra 1 and the USS Canberra 1.This honour is very important for the Australian, United States ANZUS relationship and acknowledges the loss of HMAS Canberra 1 and the 86 members of the ship's company at the Battle of Savo Island whilst supporting the US Marine Corps landings at Guadalcanalâ during World War II in August 1942.The Association looks forward to supporting all of those who have served in HMAS Canberra, HMAS Shropshire and the USS Canberra. Following the loss of the heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra on August 9 1942 in the Battle of Savo Island, the British Government approved transfer of Shropshire to the RAN as a replacement. RADM Guy Griffiths AO,DSO,DSC,RAN Rtd. He then retired and spent time skiing in Lake Tahoe before moving moving retiring to Burradoo with his wife, Joanne in 2000. USA on the 21st of March 1981 and Decommissioning at Fleet Base She sailed for Tokyo Bay and was present for the surrender ceremony. He rejoined the Shropshire in June 1945 after it was commissioned as an RAN vessel.Lieutenant Stevenson took part in operations in the Shropshire in New Guinea and the Netherlands East Indies before he left the ship to undergo radar training at HMAS Rushcutter and in the UK. HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. Commissioned by the HMAS Canberra and HMAS Shropshire Association as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program. History / Summary This plaque was dedicated on 1 October 2000 at a ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial. HMS Shropshire, the first ship of the name in the Royal Navy, commissioned on 24 September 1929 under the command of Captain RW Oldham OBE RN. Patron. In its encounter with the Yamasharo, Mr Nicholls said the Shropshire fired 32 broadsides, 19 of which were direct hits. There he saw first-hand the devastating effects of the atomic bomb which had been detonated less than two weeks earlier.Lieutenant Stevenson was then posted to HMAS Watson taking over the position of Radar Training Officer. In November 1946 he left for England and a four-year loan period to the Royal Navy where he underwent courses in navigation and fighter direction. In March 1942 Shropshire was again allocated to the South Atlantic command for convoy escort duty. It was during this time, in June 1954, that he was promoted to Commander.He was the naval equerry to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh who visited Australia for the opening of the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and served as commanding officer of HMAS Anzac (II) from January 1957 to June 1958 during which time the Battle class destroyer served in the Far East Strategic Reserve. L to R Scotty Miles - Andrew Black - Chris Howitt - Paul Eckersley - Mick Grange. HMAS Shropshire (73) was a County class Heavy Cruiser built in Scotland for the Royal Navy, comm. The Western Australian Division was formed in Perth in 1972....The Association is currently active in NSW, VIC and WA...___________________________________________________________________________Following the loss of the heavy cruiser HMAS CANBERRA on 9 August 1942 in the Battle of Savo Island, the British Government approved the transfer of HMS SHROPSHIRE to the Royal Australian Navy as a replacement. Many of the HMAS CANBERRA survivors were posted to the UK to commission HMAS SHROPSHIRE...__________________________________________________________________________Membership is currently open to anyone who has served in HMAS CANBERRA or HMAS SHROPSHIRE, this also includes family members of personnel who have served in HMAS CANBERRA or HMAS SHROPSHIRE...__________________________________________________________________________This site is a historical site dedicated to the personnel who served in HMAS CANBERRA(2) FFG02, HMAS CANBERRA (1) D33 and HMAS CANBERRA (3) LHD 02.The site has all the latest news on all 3 ships and the Ships Company's that served in them, it has Image Galleries, Cruise Books, Operational Deployments, Reunions... ___________________________________________________________________________The members of the HMAS Canberra-HMAS Shropshire Association are delighted with the President of the United States very significant announcement today that a major surface combatant of the United States Navy is to be commissioned the USS Canberra in honour of the HMAS Canberra 1 and the USS Canberra 1.This honour is very important for the Australian, United States ANZUS relationship and acknowledges the loss of HMAS Canberra 1 and the 86 members of the ship's company at the Battle of Savo Island whilst supporting the US Marine Corps landings at Guadalcanalâ during World War II in August 1942.The Association looks forward to supporting all of those who have served in HMAS Canberra, HMAS Shropshire and the USS Canberra. See more of Naval & Mariners Association of Australia on FacebookSee more of Naval & Mariners Association of Australia on FacebookON THIS DAY (Monday, 11 August) in 1980, (forty years ago), HMAS Fremantle, on her delivery voyage from the United Kingdom, made a rendezvous with HMA Ships Barbette (Lieutenant M.J. Storrs) and Aware (Lieutenant M.F.
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