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HMAS Australia (402)
View of the stern from the starboard side of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser on the slipway at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank showing the rudders and screws

HMAS Australia (402)
View of the bow from the port side of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser on the slipway at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank on launch day showing visitors milling around in front of and on board the ship

HMAS Australia (402)
View of the launch of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser on the slipway at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank as she slides stern first into the Clyde river.

HMAS Australia (402)
View of the launch of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser on the slipway looking straight on at the bow at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank as she slides stern first into the Clyde river.

HMAS Australia (402)
View of the launch of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank as she settles in the water just after leaving the slipway.

HMAS Australia (402)
View of the launch of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser at John Brown & Co Shipyard, Clydebank as she settles in the water surrounded by timber debris just after leaving the slipway.

HMAS Australia (402)
View of an outline drawing of the starboard side of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser pinned to a board at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank.

HMAS Australia (402)
View of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser in the fitting-out basin at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank alongside an Acheron-Class destroyer.

HMAS Australia (402)
View of the Royal Australian Navy Indefatigable Class battlecruiser in the fitting-out basin at John Brown & Co shipyard, Clydebank with the titan crane behind.