HMAS Quadrant (G11/D11/F01), named for the navigational instrument, The destroyer was in length overall, long between perpendiculars, and had a beam of . Quadrant could reach speeds of .
Quadrant was engaged in convoy escort duties in the Arctic, South Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. She took part in the North African landings, aircraft carrier strikes against Surabaya and bombardment of the Nicobar Islands. She served with the British Pacific Fleet in 1945 where she took part in operations against Formosa (Taiwan), Okinawa, and the Japanese home islands.
Frigate conversion
On 15 February 1950, the heavy cruiser departed Sydney for Melbourne with Quadrant in tow.