A graphite drawing of an Australian Navy Sailor polishing a brass Gun Barrel Cap on one of the eight 8-inch guns on HMAS Australia II.
HMAS Australia (D84), launched in 1927, was a County Class Heavy Cruiser built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). “The Aussie” (as the ship was affectionately known) was commissioned on 24 April 1928 and was decommissioned on 31 August 1954.