Cook's last Australian landfall at Possession Island. During the training cruises of the ship's final years, Anzac visited Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand. HMAS Anzac escorted HMS Britannia during the Commonwealth Games held in Christchurch NZ during 1974 berthing at Lyttleton Harbour. Decommissioning and fate Anzac was berthed at Garden Island on 11 August, in preparation for paying off. She was decommissioned on 4 October 1974, after travelling . She was sold for A$41,780 to the Hifirm Corporation Limited of Hong Kong on 26 November 1975, and departed Sydney on 30 December 1975 under tow by the Japanese tug Herakuresu. Citations References Books Journal and news articles Websites Further reading External links Royal Australian Navy webpage for HMAS Anzac II Battle-class destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy Ships built in Victoria (Australia) 1948 ships Korean War destroyers of Australia