RADM G. Patey, MVO, hoisted his flag in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), at Portsmouth. He was knighted the same day on his own quarterdeck by HRH King George V.
The Town class light cruiser HMAS SYDNEY, (CAPT J. C. T. Glossop, RN), was commissioned. SYDNEY was laid down in London & Glasgow Shipbuilding, Govan, Scotland, on 11 February 1911, and launched on 29 August 1912. Lady Henderson, (Wife of ADML Sir Reginald Henderson, RN), performed the launching ceremony.