HMS Shropshire (73)^[1] later HMAS Shropshire was a Royal Navy heavy cruiser of the London sub-class of County class cruisers. She is the only ship to ever be named after Shropshire, England. Fairey IIIFs of No. ... The Hawker Hart was a two-seater biplane light-bomber of the Royal Air Force (RAF), which had a prominent role during the RAFs inter-war period. ... The Supermarine Walrus was a reconnaissance amphibian designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The term heavy cruiser is used to refer to large cruisers, a form of warship. ... The County class were the first and last heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130...

Shropshire was laid down at the shipyard of William Beardmore and Company, Limited, at Dalmuir in Scotland on 24 February 1926. She was launched on 5 July 1928 by the Countess of Powis, Baroness D'Arcy de Knayth and completed on 12 September 1929. Shropshire served with the British Mediterranean Fleet until the outbreak of war in September 1939. William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish Engineering and Shipbuilding company based in Glasgow. ... Dalmuir is a small town in Scotland. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Mediterranean Fleet was part of the Royal Navy. ...

War service and transfer

Her initial service in the Second World War was in operations in the South Atlantic on trade protection duties. She also participated in the campaign against Italian Somaliland. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Italian Somaliland was an Italian colony that lasted, apart from a brief interlude of British rule, from the late 19th century until 1960 in the territory of the modern-day East African nation of Somalia. ...

Following the loss of the Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra, another County class cruiser, during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942 the British Government approved the transfer of Shropshire to Australia as a replacement. She was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 20 April 1943 at Chatham as HMAS Shropshire where she subsequently saw action during the Battle of Surigao Strait and the Battle of Linyagen Gulf. She might have been renamed HMAS Canberra but for the fact that the United States had renamed one of their ships as the USS Canberra in tribute. See HMAS Canberra for other ships of this name. ... Combatants United States, Australia, United Kingdom Empire of Japan Commanders Richmond K. Turner, Victor A. C. Crutchley Isoroku Yamamoto, Gunichi Mikawa Strength 8 cruisers, 15 destroyers[2] 7 cruisers, 1 destroyer[3] Casualties 4 cruisers sunk, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers damaged, 1,077 killed[4] 3 cruisers moderately damaged, 58... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chatham is a large English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway to the south-east of London in the county of Kent. ... His or Her Majestys Ship (HMS) is the title of any commissioned ship in the British Royal Navy, and refers to the King or Queen of the United Kingdom as appropriate at the time. ... Battle of Leyte Gulf Conflict World War II, Pacific Campaign Date 23 October 1944 – 26 October 1944 Place The Philippines Result Decisive Allied victory The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, fought in the seas around the island of... USS Canberra (CA-70, ex-CAG-2, ex-CA-70), originally named Pittsburgh but renamed for the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra which was severely damaged by gunfire and torpedoes from Japanese warships and subsequently sunk by USN warships at Guadalcanal on 9 August 1942, was a Baltimore class heavy cruiser...

Shropshire was present at Tokyo Bay on 1945-09-02 for the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.^[1] Tokyo Bay from space Tokyo Bay ) is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Representatives of Japan stand aboard the USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender. ...

HMAS Shropshire remained in service until paid off to reserve on 10 November 1949. She was sold as scrap on 16 July 1954, to Thomas W. Ward Limited of Sheffield in England on behalf of the British Iron and Steel Corporation. Shropshire was towed from Sydney by a Dutch tug, Oostzee, in October 1954. She arrived at the Dalmuir yard of the shipbreakers Arnott Young on 20 January 1955. is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney. ... Dalmuir is a small town in Scotland. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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Footnotes

1. ^  The pennant numbers 73, 83 [2], and 96 [3] are given for this vessel

Further reading

• RAN Sea Power Centere page for HMAS Shrposhire
• History of the ship as written by Stan Nicholls, an officer crewmember