HMA Ships SWAN and WARREGO, (torpedo boat destroyers), provided escorts for British light cruisers, and participated in the bombardment of the Austrian naval base at Durazzo, Albania. ...
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Australian Naval History on 20 September 1918
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), patrolled the Norwegian coast for German surface vessels. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 August 1918
HMAS Gayundah finally paid off in Melbourne. Sold in 1921 to Brisbane Gravel Pty Ltd, she returned to Queensland and began a long and useful career as a sand and ...
Australian Naval History on 15 August 1918
A single Imperial Navy concept was rejected by the Dominion Prime Ministers. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 August 1918
HMA Ships HUON and YARRA, (torpedo boat destroyers), collided in the Adriatic. HUON was severely damaged, and was withdrawn from further war service. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 August 1918
On 03/08/1918 HMAT Warilda was transporting wounded soldiers from Le Havre, France to Southampton when she was torpedoed by the German submarine UC-49. This was despite being marked clearly with ...
Australian Naval History on 27 July 1918
HMAS ADELAIDE, (cruiser), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 July 1918
The patrol vessel HMAS GANNET, was commissioned. GANNET, (as PENGUIN), was an examination vessel in WWI, and was requisitioned for the RAN in June 1918. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 July 1918
HMAT Barunga was on its way to Australia with 800 sick and wounded on board and was torpedoed at 4.30 pm on 15 July 1918. Destroyers which had been some ...
Australian Naval History on 2 July 1918
The first dentist appointed to the RAN, LEUT M. L. Atwill, joined HMAS AUDSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), in England. Surgeon LCDR(D) D. Austin, was later appointed Senior Dental Officer, RAN, at HMAS ...