The River class torpedo boat destroyer HMAS SWAN, (LEUT E. M. Mortimer, RN), was commissioned. SWAN was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, on 22 January 1915, and launched on 11 December 1915. Lady Cresswell, (Wife of the First Naval Member), performed the launching ceremony.
Australian Naval History on 16 August 1916
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