On This Day
1919-1938 > Depresssion and between the wars
On This Day - 1919-1938
- November 10, 1927
HMAS Geranium was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Sydney
- November 3, 1927
The Sydney Harbour ferry GREYCLIFFE, was run down and cut in two by the Royal Mail Steamer TAHITI, off Bradley’s Head, Sydney. Several vessels including the RAN launch SAPPHIRE were used to rescue survivors. 40 passengers were killed in the disaster, among them a number of RAN Personnel, including Surgeon LCDR J. Paradice, RAN, who had boarded the ferry at Garden Island only a few minutes before.
- October 10, 1927
HMAS ADELAIDE, (cruiser), sailed from Sydney on the RAN’s last punitive expedition. ADELAIDE was ordered to put down a native uprising at Malaita.
- October 4, 1927
District Officer W. R. Bell, Cadet K. C. Lillie, and 13 native policemen, were massacred by natives at Malaita, Solomon Islands. The uprising caused HMAS ADELAIDE to be dispatched to the island on the RAN’s last punitive expedition.
- June 30, 1927
HMAS TINGIRA, (training ship), was paid off at Sydney.
- June 15, 1927
The O class submarine HMAS OTWAY, (LCDR G. Tweedie, RN), was commissioned. OTWAY was laid down in Vickers Ltd, Barrow in Furness, England, in 1925, and launched on 7 September 1926.
- June 10, 1927
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), visited Dili, Timor, on a flag-showing cruise.
- May 31, 1927
HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), was launched at Clydebank, Scotland.
- May 13, 1927
HMAS GERANIUM, (survey ship), towed the grounded passenger ship TASMAN off a reef at Clarke Island.
- April 1, 1927
The O class submarine HMAS OXLEY, (CMDR H. R. Marrack, RN), was commissioned. OXLEY was laid down at Vickers Ltd, Barrow in Furness, UK, in 1925, and launched on 29 June 1926. OXLEY was formerly to be numbered OA1, but was renamed OXLEY.