During a flood the gunboat HMQS PALUMA (CAPT G. Pirie, RN), the steamer ELIMANG, and the hulk MARY EVANS, were washed up high and dry in Brisbane’s Botanical Gardens. The ...
Australian Naval History on 31 December 1892
HMS WOLVERINE, training ship of the NSW Naval Brigade, was sold out of service. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 September 1892
The Queensland Navy vessel GAYUNDAH, (gunboat), was paid off and laid up in reserve at Brisbane. Her sister-ship PALUMA, joined her in 1895. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 September 1892
RADM Nathaniel Bowden-Smith was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Australia Station. His flagship was HMS ORLANDO. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 July 1891
HMS HIMALAYA, (troopship), arrived at Port Jackson with relief crews for ships on the Australia Station. HIMALAYA was a steamship built for the P&O Line in 1853. She was chartered ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1891
The Auxiliary Squadron, consisting of HM Ships WALLAROO, MILDURA, and RINGAROOMA, (cruisers), and KARRAKATTA, (torpedo gunboat), in commission, and with HM Ships KATOOMBA, and TAURANGA, (cruisers), and BOOMERANG, (torpedo gunboat), ...
Australian Naval History on 11 February 1891
The Clipper ship SOBRAON was purchased by the NSW Government as a replacement for the boys’ training ship VERNON. The vessel was commissioned into the RAN as HMAS TINGIRA in ...
Australian Naval History on 25 September 1890
Royal Naval House, Sydney, was officially opened by His Excellency, Lord Carrington, Governor of NSW. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 February 1890
HM Ships DART and PALUMA surveyed waters off Cape York, QLD. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 September 1889
RADM the Rt. Hon Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott, CB, was appointed Flag Officer Commanding the Australia Station. His flagship was HMS ORLANDO. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1889
The fleet of the State of Victoria consisted of HMV Ships NELSON, (cut-down 1st rate); CERBERUS, (turret ship); BATMAN, and FAWKNER, (armed auxiliaries); CHILDERS, NEPEAN, and LONSDALE, (torpedo boats); VICTORIA, ...
Australian Naval History on 25 May 1889
The foundation stone of the Royal Naval House, Sydney, ‘Johnnie’s’, was laid by Lady Carrington. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 April 1889
HMS CALLIOPE, (corvette), returned to Sydney after surviving a hurricane at Apia, Samoa. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 March 1889
HMS CALLIOPE, (screw corvette), was despatched from Sydney to Samoa to forestall German and American plans to annex the island. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 November 1888
CAPT Henry Coey Kane, RN, (HMS CALLIOPE), gave evidence before a NSW Parliamentary Committee on the relative merits of various ports in Australasia as the location for a base for ...
Australian Naval History on 26 October 1888
Plans for a protected cruiser for the Victorian Navy were prepared by Sir William Armstrong & Co., England, and placed before the Victorian Government. The 1040 ton ship was designed ...
Australian Naval History on 13 July 1888
The South Australian Government came under bitter criticism for not despatching their gunboat PROTECTOR to sea, to search for survivors of the sailing ship STAR OD GREECE. PROTECTOR stood by ...
Australian Naval History on 16 February 1888
Calliope Dock opened at Auckland, New Zealand. The dock was used for ships of the Australia Station when facilities in Sydney were not available. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 October 1887
The anthem ‘Advance Australia Fair’ was first performed. Bands of the RAN played the anthem in 1919. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 February 1887
VADM Sir John Crace, KBE, CB, RN, was born at Gungahlin, NSW, (now part of modern-day Canberra). Although Australian by birth he entered the Royal Navy in 1902. He rose ...
Australian Naval History on 1 February 1887
RADM Henry Fairfax, CB, appointed Flag Officer Commanding Australia Station. His flagship was HMS NELSON. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 January 1887
The Admiralty agreed to provide eight cadetships a year for Australians, and two for New Zealanders, at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Approval was also given for the formation of ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1887
RADM Henry Fairfax, CB, was appointed Flag Officer Commanding the Australia Station. His flagships were HM Ships NELSON and ORLANDO. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 September 1886
The Admiralty approved the hoisting of the White Ensign in the Queensland gunboat PALUMA, while the vessel was engaged in survey duties. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 September 1885
The Admiralty asked the Australian colonies to raise, maintain, and command, local defence forces. ...