The River class destroyer HMAS HUON, was commissioned. HUON was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, on 23 January 1913, and launched as HMAS DERWENT on 19 December 1914. ...
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Australian Naval History on 11 December 1915
HMAS SWAN, (torpedo boat destroyer), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 December 1915
HM Submarine J3 was launched at Pembroke, England. The submarine was transferred to the RAN in 1919. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 November 1915
HMS MARGUERITE, (sloop), was launched at Dunlop Bremner, UK. MARGUERITE was transferred to the RAN in 1919. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 November 1915
‘These men’, wrote CMDR L. S. Bracegirdle, RN, commanding the RAN Bridging Train at Gallipoli, ‘took pride in the fact they were the only Australian naval unit serving in the ...
Australian Naval History on 11 November 1915
HM Submarines J1 and J2 were launched at Portsmouth, England. The submarines were transferred to the RAN in 1919. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 November 1915
The RAN Bridging Train commenced the removal of stores from Gallipoli in preparation for the evacuation. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 November 1915
HMS GERANIUM, (later HMAS GERANIUM, survey vessel), was launched at Greenock, Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 October 1915
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), intercepted the steamer HAMBORN, off New York. A boarding party was put aboard and LEUT H. V. Creer, RAN, steamed the vessel to Halifax, Nova Scotia. HAMBORN, ...
Australian Naval History on 1 October 1915
The RAN Bridging Train was heavily shelled and bombed at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli. ...