GIFT TO AUSTRALIA
Cruiser Shropshire Now In
Service (Received October 7, 9.50 p.m.) CANBERRA. October 7. Tlie Shropshire, Britain’s gift to the Royal Australian Navy to replace the lost Canberra, is now in service. Regarded as a valuable addition to Australia’s cruiser strength, she is commanded by Captain Collins who in the Sydney sank tlie powerful Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, The Shropshire underwent an extensive refit before joining the Australian Navy.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 11, 8 October 1943, Page 5
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71GIFT TO AUSTRALIA Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 11, 8 October 1943, Page 5
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