There have been three Royal Australian Navy ships named Anzac, a name based upon the initials of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps which came into definite use in January 1915.
The first HMAS Anzac (G-00) was a Marksman class destroyer laid down by Denny Brothers Limited at Dumbarton in Scotland on 31 January 1916, launched on 11 January 1917 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1917. She was presented to the Australian Government in 1919 and commissioned into the RAN on 27 January 1920. HMAS Anzac paid off for disposal on 30 July 193l and was sold to Messrs. Abraham and Wilson of Redfern in New South Wales on 8 August 1935. Her hull was scuttled off Sydney on 7 May 1936 and used for target practice.
The second HMAS Anzac (D-59) was a Battle class destroyer laid down by the Williamstown Naval Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 23 September 1946, launched on 20 August 1948 by Mrs. J. A. Collins, wife of the Chief of the Naval Staff and commissioned on 14 March 1951 but not accepted by the Royal Australian Navy until 22 March. HMAS Anzac paid off at Sydney on 4 October 1974, was sold to the Hifirm Corporation Limited of Hong Kong on 24 November 1975, and departed Sydney on 30 December 1975 under tow by a Japanese tug.
The third and present HMAS Anzac (150) is the namesake of Anzac class frigates, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems Propriety Limited at Williamstown in Victoria on 5 November 1993, launched on 16 September 1994 and commissioned on 13 May 1996.

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