HMAS Anzac - Definition and Overview

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Anzac after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, which came into definite use in January, 1915:

• The first Anzac (G-00) was a Marksman-class destroyer commissioned in 1920 and paid off in 1931.
• The second Anzac (D-59) was a Battle-class destroyer, commissioned in 1951 and paid off in 1974.
• The third and present Anzac (150) was the first Anzac-class frigate, and was commissioned in 1996.