HMAS Hawkesbury was called upon to assist the burning tanker Misson Ridge following her collision with the Liberty Ship Don Marquis. After taking off the crew she succeeded in quelling ...
Australian Naval History on 29 August 1944
HMAS Bathurst sailed for Australia, ending almost 3½ years Indian Ocean-Red Sea service. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 July 1944
The last known use of a Seagull V (Walrus) by the RAN when one attached to the sloop HMAS Warrego, for air sea rescue and reconnaissance duties in northern New ...
Australian Naval History on 23 June 1944
HMAS Vendetta embarked three Special Unit (Allied Intelligence Bureau) personnel for passage to Waterfall Bay in New Britain, 80 miles from Japanese occupied Rabaul. The landing was carried out without ...
Australian Naval History on 16 February 1944
HMAS Larrakia was paid off. As she was no longer required by the Northern Territory administration the vessel was subsequently sold, on 3 April 1946, to a Mr Cochron ...
Australian Naval History on 18 December 1943
HMAS Gladstone, in company with HMA Ships Gympie (I) and Stawell (I), were escorting convoy TN 192 of eight ships with troops embarked bound for Milne Bay when almost the ...
Australian Naval History on 1 June 1943
HMAS Kanimbla commissioned into RAN as a Landing Ship (Infantry) after conversion in Sydney from April to June 1943. She had served in the RN since 1939. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 April 1943
In New Guinea waters, an enemy formation of thirty-seven aircraft attacked MV Gorgon, one of the ships of a convoy being escorted by HMAS Kapunda. One of the planes was ...
Australian Naval History on 11 March 1943
Superintending Sister Annie Ina Laidlaw was appointed RANNS Matron ...
Australian Naval History on 1 October 1942
Foundation date of WRANS. First 14 girls were sworn into the Navy as enlisted personnel with enlisted status. RANNS established with 23 qualified nursing sisters in RAN hospitals and Miss ...
Australian Naval History on 20 September 1942
HMAS Nizam and HMS Hotspur chased Vichy ship, the Antral Pierre, but this vessel opened her sea cocks and could not be salvaged. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 July 1942
Approval to form a Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service of 580 personnel (280 telegraphists plus 300 other duties) was granted ...
Australian Naval History on 22 January 1942
HMAS Katoomba was involved in a collision with the US tanker Pecos just outside Darwin Harbour. Holed on the port side and taking water, she was in danger of sinking. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 January 1942
HMAS Canberra departed Sydney with convoy MS.2 (troopship AQUITANIA) for Ratai Bay in the Sunda Straits, arriving on the 20th ...
Australian Naval History on 14 October 1941
HMAS Lithgow swept a German mineoff Tasman Island ...
Australian Naval History on 10 April 1941
HMAS Canberra joined military convoy WS 6 as relief for HMS PHOEBE ...
Australian Naval History on 7 March 1941
HM Ships ORION and AJAX and HMAS PERTH, comprising convoy AG.3, departed Alexandria with 1900 troops for Piraeus arriving on 8/3/41 ...
Australian Naval History on 19 February 1941
HMAS STUART was damaged by the near miss of a German bomb off Benghazi ...
Australian Naval History on 12 February 1941
Australian troop convoy US.9 departed Fremantle with troopships AQUITANIA (44,786grt), MAURETANIA (35,739grt), NIEUW AMSTERDAM (36,287grt), QUEEN MARY (81,235grt) escorted by HMAS CANBERRA until 20/2/41 off Colombo ...
Australian Naval History on 4 February 1941
Australian troop convoy US.9 departed Sydney with troopships AQUITANIA (44,786grt), MAURETANIA (35,739grt), NIEUW AMSTERDAM (36,287grt), QUEEN MARY (81,235grt) escorted by HMAS Hobart until 6/2/41 ...
Australian Naval History on 12 January 1941
HMAS SYDNEY passed through the Suez Canal to return to Australia after duty with the Mediterranean Fleet ...
Australian Naval History on 12 December 1940
HMAS PERTH arrived at Aden for escort duty in the Red Sea until 22 December and HMS HOBART departed Aden for Fremantle where she arrived on the 28th. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 November 1940
Australian troop convoy US 7 departed Fremantle with Polish liner BATORY (14287grt) and British liners ORION (23371grt), STRATHMORE (23428grt), STRATHEDEN (23722grt), escorted by HMAS PERTH. HMAS CANBERRA joined the convoy ...
Australian Naval History on 3 September 1940
While proceeding to Brisbane from Sydney, en route to New Caledonia, HMAS Adelaide (I) was in collision with SS Coptic of the Shaw Savill and Albion Line. Although both ships ...
Australian Naval History on 27 May 1940
The 19th Destroyer Division (Stuart (I), Vampire, Voyager (I), Vendetta (I) and Waterhen (I)) and the 20th Destroyer Division (HM Ships Dainty, Diamond, Decoy and Defender) combined to form the ...