HMA Ships SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyer), were units of the covering force for the American landings in the Admiralty Islands. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 February 1944
The fleet tug HMAS SPRIGHTLY, was commissioned. SPRIGHTLY was laid down in Levingston Shipbuilding Co, Orange, Texas, USA, on 6 June 1942, and launched on 7 August 1942. She was ...
Australian Naval History on 17 February 1944
ADML Royle, (First Naval Member), accompanied by Mr. Essington Lewis, (Director General of Munitions), boarded HMAS WARRAMUNGA at Milne Bay for a front-line tour of Buna, Langemak, and Lae. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 February 1944
The Japanese submarine I-27 attacked a troopship convoy south of the Maldive Islands. The submarine fired a salvo of torpedoes of which two struck the troopship KHEDIVE ISMAIL, which sank ...
Australian Naval History on 11 February 1944
HMA Ships IPSWICH and LAUNCESTON and HMIS JUMNA, sank the Japanese submarine RO-110, 20 miles south-east of Vizagapatam. RO-110 had torpedoed the merchant ship ASPHALION but was quickly tracked by ...
Australian Naval History on 10 February 1944
HMAS STUART, (destroyer), was taken in hand by Garden Island Naval Dockyard for conversion to a fast transport. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 February 1944
LEUT B.M. MacFarlane, RANVR along with LEUT Jack MARSDEN RANVR was lost when midget submarine X-22 was rammed and sunk by HMS SYRTIS during exercises in Pentland Forth, Scotland. LEUT ...
Australian Naval History on 4 February 1944
The Australian Government resolved “that all higher Royal Australian Navy appointments would be Australian”. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 February 1944
The services reconnaissance department craft HMAS ALATNA, was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 January 1944
The landing ship, infantry, HMAS WESTRALIA, (CMDR A. V. Knight, DSC, RANR(S)), was attacked by a Japanese bomber off Milne Bay, New Guinea. The ship suffered some damage and one ...
Australian Naval History on 21 January 1944
Cook R. W. Andrews was swept overboard when a freak wave caused HMAS NEPAL, (destroyer), to almost broach to south of Cape Town. The man was sighted when an albatross ...
Australian Naval History on 19 January 1944
Coastwatcher LEUT B. W. G. Hall, AIF, commanded a party of six Europeans and two natives in a guerrilla war on Long Island off New Guinea which forced the Japanese ...
Australian Naval History on 17 January 1944
The River class frigate, HMAS BARCOO, was commissioned at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 January 1944
HMAS AUSTRALIA and USS NASHVILLE, (cruisers), commenced refit in Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 January 1944
The Fremantle-based US submarines KINGFISH, RASHER, and BLUEFISH sank three Japanese tankers in the South China Sea. KINGFISH torpedoed the FUSHIMI MARU, RASHER the KIYO MARU, and BLUEFISH the HAKIO ...
Australian Naval History on 2 January 1944
HMA Ships ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), provided covering fire for the Allied landings at Saidor, New Guinea. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 December 1943
CMDR D. H. Harries, RAN, assumed command of HMS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), to supervise refit and transfer to the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 December 1943
HMA Ships Australia (II) (Captain HB Farncomb, DSO, MVO, RAN), Shropshire (Captain JA Collins, CB, RAN), Arunta (I) (Commander AE Buchanan, RAN) and Warramunga (I) (Captain EFV Dechaineux, DSC, RAN) ...
Australian Naval History on 25 December 1943
A Japanese coastwatcher on Cape Ward Hunt reported TF74, HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, SHROPSHIRE, WARRAMUNGA, and ARUNTA, and US Ships HELM and RALPH TALBOT, heading towards Cape Gloucester. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 December 1943
HMAS IPSWICH, (minesweeper), landed 134 survivors from the torpedoed merchant ship PESHAWAR, at Madras, India. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 December 1943
HMAS IPSWICH, (minesweeper), picked up 134 survivors from the torpedoed transport PESHAWAR, and landed them at Madras, India. IPSWICH, and HMIS ORISSA, carried out depth-charge attacks on the submarine. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 December 1943
HMAS GASCOYNE, (frigate), was commissioned under CMDR J. Donovan, RAN, at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 December 1943
Engaged in Operation Dexterity, HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and SHROPSHIRE, (cruisers), ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), bombarded Japanese positions, while HMAS WESTRALIA landed troops at Arawe. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 December 1943
The Advisory War Council abolished convoys for shipping south of Newcastle. The order was issued following the reduction in Japanese submarine activities on the east coast of Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 December 1943
HMAS POYANG, (ammunition carrier), was commissioned. ...
