HMAS Westralia (1939)
HMAS ''Westralia'' (F95/C61) was an auxiliary cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built by Scottish shipbuilder Harland and Wolff and completed in 1929, ''Westralia'' was operated by the Huddart Parker company until 1939, when she was requisitioned for service with the RAN as an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC). Fitted with guns and commissioned in early 1940, ''Westralia'' was initially used to escort convoys in the Pacific and Indian oceans. In November 1940, the largest mutiny in RAN history occurred aboard the ship, with 104 men charged. In 1943, ''Westralia'' was converted into a Landing Ship, Infantry (LSI). The ship was used to transport units of the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, and took part in numerous amphibious landings. After being used to repatriate personnel at the end of the war, ''Westralia'' was decommissioned in 1946. Before she could be returned to her owners, the vessel was requisitioned again, this time for use as a troop transport ...
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HMAS Westralia (AWM 301717)
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS ''Westralia'': *, a passenger vessel launched in 1929, requisitioned for RAN service as an armed merchant cruiser in 1939, converted into an infantry landing ship in 1943, and returned to her civilian owners in 1951 *, a Leaf-class replenishment oiler acquired from the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1989, and decommissioned in 2006 Battle honours Ships named HMAS ''Westralia'' are entitled to carry six battle honours: *Pacific 1941–45 *New Guinea 1943–44 *Leyte Gulf 1944 * Lingayen Gulf 1945 *Borneo 1945 *Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ... 1991 See also * , a passenger liner converted into a troopship and sunk in 1942 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Westralia, Hmas Royal Australian Navy ...
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