December 4, 2019 HISTORY | The Adams-class guided-missile destroyers and the Royal Australian Navy Written by David Shackleton on December 4, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Naval, Work Boat World Features. From its origins in 1901 until the late 1950s, through its deep association with the Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy became unmistakably British in outlook, .. Read More