HMAS Anzac (1920)
The first HMAS Anzac (G-00) was an Anzac class destroyer, laid down by William Denny and Brothers Limited at Dumbarton in Scotland on 31 January 1916, launched on 11 January 1917 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1917. She was presented to the Australian Government in 1919 and commissioned into the RAN on 27 January 1920. HMAS Anzac paid off for disposal on 30 July 1931 and was sold to Messrs. Abraham and Wilson of Redfern in New South Wales on 8 August 1935. Her hull was scuttled off Sydney on 7 May 1936 and used for target practice.
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World War I destroyers of Australia | Royal Australian Navy ships | Anzac class destroyers