HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), coaled from the collier BURESK in the Abrolhos Islands north of Rio de Janeiro. The collier was a new ship named after the German collier sunk by ...
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Australian Naval History on 1 March 1915
HMAS PIONEER joined RN forces blockading the German cruiser KONIGSBERG in the Rufigi River, East Africa. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 February 1915
The RAN Bridging Train, (RANBT), was formed in Melbourne under the command of LCDR L.S. Bracegirdle. The unit was to be a mounted engineering unit made up of RAN Reserve ...
Australian Naval History on 17 February 1915
The flagship pennant of the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron was hoisted in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), at Rosyth, Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 February 1915
HMAS PIONEER, (cruiser), arrived at Zanzibar to join the blockade of the German cruiser KONIGSBERG in the Rufigi River, East Africa. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 January 1915
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), docked at Rosyth, Scotland, after reaching British waters by way of Cape Horn. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 January 1915
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), pursued an unidentified merchant ship off Havana, Cuba. MELBOURNE fired four shots at the vessel before it stopped. The ship proved to be a neutral Dutch vessel ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1915
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), captured and sank the German supply ship ELEONORE WOERMAN north of the Falkland Islands. AUSTRALIA fired a shell across the ship’s bows to stop her. A boarding ...
Australian Naval History on 2 January 1915
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), sailed from Jamaica for Bermuda to search for the German Navy collier ODENWALD. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1915
The following awards were made for gallantry in the action between HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), and the German vessel EMDEN, (armed merchant cruiser); DSM – CPO A. W. Lambert DSM – ...