HMAS Voyager (D31/I31), originally built as HMS Voyager (G36/G16/D31), was a W-class destroyer constructed for the Royal Navy during World War I. Laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons in Glasgow on 17 May 1917 and launched on 8 May 1918, she was commissioned into the RN on 24 June 1918. She measured approximately 312 feet in length overall, with a beam of 29 feet 6 inches and a maximum draught of around 14.5 feet. Displacing 1,100 tons at standard load and up to 1,470 tons at full load, Voyager was powered by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis turbines, generating 27,000 shaft horsepower for a top speed of 34 knots. Her range was approximately 2,600 nautical miles at 15 knots. Initially armed with four 4-inch guns, she was later fitted with additional anti-aircraft weapons, including a second 2-pounder gun and Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, along with torpedo tubes and depth charges for anti-submarine warfare. Her crew comprised 6 officers and 113 sailors. Service-wise, Voyager served with the Grand Fleet's 11th Destroyer Flotilla during World War I and participated in operations during the Russian Civil War, including naval engagements and supporting Baltic forces in 1919. She was active in the Mediterranean and Atlantic fleets through the 1920s, with notable incidents such as a collision with HMS Vendetta in 1928 and a refit at Devonport in 1929. The ship was placed in reserve in 1933, but was recommissioned into the Royal Australian Navy later that year. As HMAS Voyager, she conducted routine duties until World War II, when she was assigned to convoy escort and patrols in the Mediterranean. Her notable wartime actions include the sinking of the Italian submarine Console Generale Liuzzi and Uebi Scebeli, participation in the Battle of Calabria, and involvement in the evacuation of Greece and Tobruk. In September 1942, during a troop landing in Timor, she ran aground and was subsequently attacked by Japanese aircraft. Despite efforts to refloat her, she was damaged beyond repair and was scuttled by her crew to prevent capture. Her service earned her seven battle honours, highlighting her significant role in key naval campaigns across the Mediterranean, Greek, Libyan, and Pacific theatres during her operational life.

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