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With interwar and wartime provision of Royal Navy ships and some built in situ, the RAN (Royal Australian Navy) was one of the most powerful in the Pacific at the end world war two, and one of the most active as well, with many battle honors on the Pacific and Mediterranean as well.
Australia saw extensive combat in World War II. HMAS Melbourne steams into San Diego Harbor, California (USA), in 1977. The history of the Royal Australian Navy traces the development of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from the colonisation of Australia by the British in 1788.
World War II. Early in the Second World War, RAN ships again operated as part of Royal Navy formations, many serving with distinction in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, and off the West African coast.
The official history of the Royal Australian Navy in World War II is G Hermon Gill's two volumes Royal Australian Navy 1939–1942 (Canberra, 1957) and Royal Australian Navy 1942–1945 (Canberra, 1968).
This is a list of major classes of warship operated by the Royal Australian Navy. Included are capital ships, amphibious vessels, cruisers, destroyers and frigates.
The Royal Australian Navy. History. The first Australian naval forces were formed in the colonies in the late 1850s in response to fears of a Russian invasion. In 1901, the various colonial navies, and their motley collection of vessels, were amalgamated into the Commonwealth Naval Forces.
History. The Navy website has been recently updated. For more Navy history content please visit Sea Power Centre-Australia history website. The rich Australian naval history and its achievements enhance the current Navy and shape the future maritime force. Customs and traditions. Researching Navy history.
