Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/August 7
Appearance
![HMAS Quiberon in 1945](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/HMAS_Quiberon_%28301247%29.jpg/150px-HMAS_Quiberon_%28301247%29.jpg)
HMAS Quiberon (G81/F03) was a Royal Australian Navy Q-class destroyer. She was built in Britain and was commissioned in July 1942. Quiberon first served on North Atlantic convoy escort duty and supported the Allied landings in North Africa in October 1942. From 1943 to 1945 she mainly served on convoy escort duties in the Indian Ocean. In March 1945 she joined the British Pacific Fleet. Following the end of the war she served on occupation duties in Japan and was converted to an anti-submarine frigate between 1950 and 1957. Quiberon performed routine dutines in South East Asian and Australian waters until she paid off to reserve in June 1964 and was sold for scrap in 1972.