101 Flight, RAAF, was re-formed to operate six Supermarine Seagull Mark II amphibian aircraft, for naval co-operation duties. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1926
CDRE Sir George Francis Hyde, KCB, CVO, CBE, RN, was appointed Commodore Commanding His Majesty’s Australian Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 November 1925
LEUT R. C. Casey, RAN, a 1916 entry to the Royal Australian Naval College, was lost when HM submarine M1 was lost with all hands off Devon, England. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 July 1925
A US Naval Squadron consisting of US Ships CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MARYLANDMISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, and WEST VIRGINIA, arrived at Sydney for a goodwill visit. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 June 1925
HMAS BRISBANE, (cruiser), was attached to the RN’s China Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 June 1925
HMS CONCORD, (cruiser), sailed from Sydney on the completion of her exchange deployment with the Australian Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 June 1925
The surveying vessel, HMAS MORESBY (CAPT J. Edgell, RN), a former 24 class convoy sloop HMS SILVIO, was commissioned into the RAN in the UK. Moresby sailed from England for ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1925
Commonwealth Navy Order 137 of 1925 was promulgated establishing a Fleet Air Arm for the RAN and inviting applications from officers to undergo a four-year Long Air Course. The first ...
Australian Naval History on 25 March 1925
The cruiser HMS CONCORD, (CAPT A. R. W. Woods, RN), joined the Australian Squadron for an exchange deployment. She was met by HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), at Broome Bay, WA. CONCORD’s ...
Australian Naval History on 5 March 1925
The Australian Government approved the building of two Kent class cruisers for the RAN. These were later commissioned as HMAS AUSTRALIA, and HMAS CANBERRA. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 January 1925
The Australian Government approved the establishment of a Fleet Air Arm in the RAN. The Commonwealth Naval Order (137/25), signed 8 days later declared “The Naval Board has decided to ...
Australian Naval History on 18 January 1925
HMAS ADELAIDE, (light cruiser), joined the 1st Cruiser Squadron, HM Ships DEHLI and DRAGON, at Gibraltar. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1925
The former German yacht, HMAS UNA, (ex KOMET), was sold out of service to the Port Melbourne Pilot Service and renamed AKUNA. She remained in the pilot service until 1953. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 October 1924
A punitive party from the cruiser HMAS ADELAIDE, (CMDR W. Whitehorn, RN) landed at Malaita to subjugate rebellious natives. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 June 1924
The Australian Government approved the building of two heavy cruisers and two submarines for the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 June 1924
The motor-vessel/tender HMAS KOORONGA, was commissioned. KOORONGA was laid down in Williamstown, VIC, as a tug, in 1919. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 June 1924
HMAS GERANIUM, (survey vessel), embarked a Fairey HID seaplane. GERANIUM was the first Australian ship to use aircraft for surveying. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 June 1924
HMAS FRANKLIN, (armed yacht), was transferred as a gift to the Administration of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. The yacht was used by the Territory Administrator until 1932. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 May 1924
The turret ship HMAS CERBERUS, (which had been renamed PLAYTPUS II), was sold for 80 pounds, and taken to Williamstown Dockyard for dismantling. The hulk was later sunk as a ...
Australian Naval History on 9 May 1924
Wing Commander S. J. Goble, and Flight Lieutenant I. E. Mclntyre, both former RNAS pilots, completed the first around- Australian flight in Fairey seaplanes. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1924
CDRE Thomas Erskine Wardle, CB, DSO, RN, was appointed Commodore Commanding His Majesty’s Australian Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 April 1924
HMAS Adelaide (I) joined the flag of Vice Admiral Commanding Special Service Squadron Royal Navy on 18 April 1924 and left Sydney for Wellington on 20 April. She accompanied the ...
Australian Naval History on 12 April 1924
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), was ceremoniously scuttled off Sydney Heads as part of the Washington Treaty, which limited fleet sizes, (the RAN was included as part of the RN under this ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 1924
HMS HOOD and HMS REPULSE, (battle cruisers), arrived in Fremantle. Both ships were part of the Royal Navy Special Service Squadron conducting a world cruise to “show the flag”}. HM ...
Australian Naval History on 26 February 1924
HMA Submarines J1, J2, J4, and J5, were sold to the Melbourne Salvage Syndicate for breaking up. The hulks of JI and J2 were scuttled off Barwon Heads, J3 off ...