When you and the gang are in sync 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS Canberra joins the Australian Army Chinooks and Royal New Zealand Air Force to execute an exercise and flying operation. 📹 LSIS Daniel Goodman | Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Canberra (III) conducts air operations with International Navies during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 17. The Talisman Saber series of exercises is the principal Au | Royal Australian Navy

Some mighty fine #AusNavy warships alongside in #Sydney - HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide dwarfing HMAS Anzac ⚓️ (with new destroyer HMAS Hobart just out of shot) #greatNavyday #fightandwinatsea | Royal Australian Navy

Today marks the 79th anniversary of the loss of #HMASCanberra(I) during the Battle of Savo Island. The County Class Heavy Cruiser had been part of a naval force supporting the American landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi when a Japanese task force attacked in the early hours of the morning. Canberra was struck by two torpedoes on her starboard side and over 20 salvoes of 8-inch shellfire. With power lost and the ship listing, the wounded and survivors were transferred to USS Patterson and USS Blu

The Battle of Savo Island, a crushing blow to the allied forces, happened #OTD in 1942. In this video, Robert Cressman sets the scene and takes you through the night the allies lost four ships - and the historic decision to name one of the U.S. Navy's future ships after the one of the ships which was lost: the Australian ship, HMAS Canberra. | Naval History & Heritage Command

New command on course for HMAS Canberra