The cruiser HMAS SYDNEY, (CAPT J. A. Collins, RAN), arrived at Aden, en-route to the Mediterranean. During the ship’s passage from Sydney, she had struck, and cut in half, a whale.
HMAS NAPIER, (destroyer), was launched at Fairfield’s Yard, England.
HMS MELBOURNE, (armed trawler), was sunk by German aircraft during the battle for Narvik, Norway. The battle honour ‘Narvik’ is now carried by all RAN ships to carry the name MELBOURNE.