Sister ship HMAS Australia
An item reported that the Australian cruiser Canberra visited the Dutch East Indies harbours Batavia between 10-14 September 1937, Surabaya between 16-19 September 1937 and Bali between 20-21 September 1937.(1)
Note
1. County-class Kent sub class heavy cruiser consisting of the Berwick, Cornwall, Cumberland, Kent, Suffolk, Australia and Canberra, preceded by the Hawkins-class and succeeded by the York-class, laid down by John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland with yard number 513 on 9 September 1925, launched on 31 May 1927, commissioned on 9 July 1928, completed on 19 July 1928 and heavily damaged during the battle off Savo Islands against Japanese forces on 9 August 1942 was she to be scuttled.
Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1936-1937.
