Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

Q Class Destroyer HMAS Quiberon pictured post her 1957 Fast ASW Frigate conversion at Cockatoo Island Dockyard,Sydney.

Q Class Destroyer HMAS Quiberon pictured at Port Melbourne in 1946.

Q Class Destroyer HMAS Quiberon pictured departing Port Melbourne in 1947.

Decommissioned Q Class Destroyer HMAS Quickmatch pictured awaiting the Shipbreakers at Nelson Pier, Williamstown Shipyard in 1971......In May 1944 Quickmatch was included in the main force of the British Eastern Fleet, based at Trincomalee Ceylon, which carried out a successful carrier borne air attack (Operation TRANSOM) on the Japanese base at Surabaya on May 17th.
This action was followed on June 21st1944 by a similar assault, from the air, on Port Blair in the Andaman Islands. During these operations Quickmatch was a unit of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla undertaking escort duties to prevent any Japanese surface units attacking the Aircraft Carriers of the Eastern Fleet. On July 25th 1944 Quickmatch was part of Operation CRIMSON which was an attack on the port of Sabang by the British Eastern Fleet. The Destroyer was part of an inshore force that entered Sabang Harbour, Sumatra, carrying out a close range bombardment of Japanese port installations. Quickmatch fired several hundred rounds during this action and escaped without damage or casualties. Her Commanding Officer, Commander Otto Becher, DSC, RAN was awarded a bar to his DSC and several other members of the ships company were also decorated.

Q Class Destroyer HMAS Queenborough pictured post her conversion to an ASW Frigate, conducting an Light Jackjstay Transfer in 1971.