The River class destroyer HMAS HUON, was commissioned. HUON was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, on 23 January 1913, and launched as HMAS DERWENT on 19 December 1914. Mrs J. A. Jensen, wife of the Assistant Minister for Defence, performed the launching ceremony. The name was changed to HUON to avoid confusion with the RN destroyer HMS DERWENT.