[hc87]

Boy, Aussie cruisers named Canberra are unlucky - wasn't an HMAS Canberra sunk at Savo?

Yes, the Australians, like us, adopted the practice of naming the new ships after ones lost earlier in the war.

[hc87]

My mistake. The ship referred to in the article was USS Canberra (CA-70), not HMAS Canberra. USS Canberra was named for the Australian cruiser which went down at Savo Island.