HMAS Hobart

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Ship	HMAS Hobart

Operated By Country	Australia
Unit Type	Ship
Depicted In Image
Ship Class	HMS Modified Leander
Ship Type	Cruiser

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Postings	0

	Summary
	Commissioned into RAN June 1939.

Units
	Operated By Country
	Australia

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Laid Down YMD	Launch YMD	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	On Slip	Fitting Out	Total Building	Life Year
	Devonport Dockyard	1933 Aug 15	1934 Oct 09	1936 Jan 13	1962 Feb 01	420day	461day	881day	26.05yr

Sensors
Fitted With Sensor	as	Primary Image	Radar Type
BR, Radar, Type 281 B	N		Air Search
BR, Radar, Type 277 Q	N		Air Search \| Surface Search
BR, Radar, Type 276	N		Surface Search
US, Radar, Type SG	N		Surface Search
BR, Radar, Type 285	N		AA Fire Control
BR, Radar, Type 282	N		AA Fire Control
BR, Radar, Type 283	N		AA Fire Control

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Commanded By	4) 3:Rank	5) 1: Details	6) 1: Depicted In Image
1942 05 07 0100 Battle Of The Coral Sea	N	Howden H L	Captain
1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands	N	Showers H A	Captain	Aim: To deny the area to the Japanese, in particular to stop the completion of the airfield on Guadalcanal and to remove the seaplane base on Tulagi. To use the area for further offensive operations in the Solomon Islands. Results: The Japanese were taken by surprise and the landing was almost unopposed. The final capture of the island took six months and much bitter fighting.
1942 08 09 0100 Surface Action First Battle Of Savo Island, Solomon Islands	N			The Japanese planned to engage the Allied warships then destroy the transports in a night attack. The Japanese approach was not detected and the Allied commanders were not expecting a night attack. The superb Japanese night fighting ability and their JPN 61cm type 93 long lance torpedoes resulted in the sinking of 4 Allied heavy cruisers. The Japanese withdrew without attacking the transports as the whereabouts of the American carriers was not known.

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: Assign To Unit	3) 2: Covered By Assignment	4) 3: Assign To Unit	5) 1: Summary
1939-Dec-01 HMS Cornwall - HMS Kent - HMS Dorsetshire - HMS Gloucester - - RN 5th Cruiser Squadron	RN 5th Cruiser Squadron	1939-Dec-01 - BR East Indies	BR East Indies	Or much earlier
	RN 5th Cruiser Squadron	1945 Jan 01 - RN Eastern Fleet	RN Eastern Fleet	Or much earlier

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