CDRE James Goodenough, RN, commander of the Australia Squadron 1873-75, died from wounds sustained from poisoned arrows, fired by Santa Cruz Islanders. ...
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Australian Naval History on 3 July 1874
New victualling allowances proclaimed for all Imperial ships of the Australia Station were communicated as follows:- Victualling Regulations. Admiralty Office, July 1 1874. The King, having been pleased, by his ...
Australian Naval History on 28 May 1874
The paddlewheel sloop HMS BASILISK, (CAPT John Moresby, RN), completed an extensive survey of New Guinea waters. Areas surveyed included Redscar Bay, Basilisk Bay, the China Straits, Hayter Island, Milne ...
Australian Naval History on 2 March 1874
HMVS NELSON was the first warship docked in the Alfred Graving Dock at Williamstown, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 October 1873
RADM J. S. Dumaresq, the first Australian-born Flag Officer to command the Australian Squadron, was born at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 September 1873
The graving dock at Williamstown, Melbourne, was completed. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 May 1873
CDRE J. G. Goodenough, CB, CMG, was appointed Commodore Commanding Australia Station. His flagship was HMS PEARL ...
Australian Naval History on 20 February 1873
CAPT John Moresby, RN, HMS BASILISK, (wooden paddle sloop), discovered Port Moresby, New Guinea. He named it in honour of his father, ADML Sir Fairfax Moresby. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 January 1872
The British Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, proposed the use of HMVS VICTORIA, (survey vessel), for policing blackbirding in the South Seas. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 April 1871
HMVS CERBERUS, (armoured-turret ship), launched in England in December 1868, arrived in Port Phillip, VIC, on her maiden voyage. At that time CERBERUS was the most powerful ship in the ...