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2005/119/1 Breech closing gear and lever and pawl latch, HMAS Australia, metal, made by John Brown & Co Ltd, [Australia / Great Britain], 1911-1924
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The Significance Statement summarises why an object is important and places it in a social and cultural context. An object may be significant for various reasons, including: historical use, rarity, design/aesthetics, new technology or changes in society. Statement of significance
The closing gear and lever were part of one of the guns that made up the armament of HMAS Australia (1913-1924). HMAS Australia was an Indefatigable Battle Cruiser built by John Brown & Co Ltd in Scotland and was launched in 1911. Australia was commissioned at Portsmouth in 1913 and sailed to Sydney as Flagship and lead the newly formed Australian Fleet Unit into Port Jackson for the first time. When World War 1 broke out HMAS Australia was assigned the role of operating as counter to the German Pacific Squadron and was employed in the Pacific till the next year. Late 1914 saw Australia sail to England to become the Flagship of the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron and patrol the North Sea for four years. In 1918 HMAS Australia was used for experiments with aircraft which were successfully launched from a platform erected on one of her gun turrets. After the surrender of the German fleet Australia returned to Sydney and was decommissioned in December 1921 and then sunk along with her armament in 1924.

(http://www.navy.gov.au/spc/history/ships/australia.htm)
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
HMAS Australia was launched in 1911 by Lady Reid, wife of Sir George Reid (former Prime Minister), with an armament compliment of 8 12 inch guns, 14 4 inch guns and 2 18 inch torpedo tubes. This gear and lever are from one of these guns and were salvaged by someone before the ship was sunk in 1924.

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Description
Breech closing gear and lever and pawl latch, HMAS Australia, metal, made by John Brown & Co Ltd , [Australia / Great Britain], 1911-1924

(1) Gear and lever made out of metal (marked "455") and (2) pawl latch made out of metal (marked "456")
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
2005/119/1

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Royal Australian Historical Society, 2005


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