HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer leader), was paid off at Sydney. ...
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Australian Naval History on 21 June 1933
The prototype Supermarine Seagull V amphibian aircraft, designed for the RAN, was tested. The aircraft, and the Walrus which developed from it, was used extensively in the RAN and the ...
Australian Naval History on 15 June 1933
The hulls of HMA Ships PARRAMATTA and SWAN, (torpedo boat destroyers), were sold by public auction for £12 each. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 April 1933
ADML Sir William Creswell, the ‘Father of the RAN’, died in Melbourne, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 September 1932
HMAS ALBATROSS, (seaplane carrier), carried out the first naval surface and air exercises off Darwin, NT. ALBATROSS used her guns in the exercise to sink the old Navy collier, HANKOW. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 September 1932
HMAS Encounter was scuttled off Bondi Beach, Sydney. She lies at a depth of around 74 metres (243 ft) and is dived regularly. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 April 1932
The RAN reached its lowest ebb. In commission were HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and CANBERRA, (cruisers), ALBATROSS, (seaplane cruiser), and one S-class destroyer. RADM R.C. Dalglish, CB, RN, was appointed as ...
Australian Naval History on 31 May 1931
HMAS SUCCESS, (destroyer), was decommissioned. She had been built for the Royal Navy during World War I, but was commissioned too late to see active service. She was later transferred ...
Australian Naval History on 29 May 1931
RADM Leonard Stanley Holbrook, MVO, RN, was appointed Rear Admiral Commanding the Australian Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 April 1931
HMA Submarines OXLEY and OTWAY decommissioned at Sydney and were re-commissioned next day as RN ships. ...