LEUT Ashley-Brown, while commanding a boat from HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), found the abandoned French sealing vessel L’ESPERANCE, grounded on Cat Island in the Kerguelen Group. The ship had been abandoned ...
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Australian Naval History on 1 November 1941
HMAS AUSTRALIA arrived at Desolation Island to search for a German raider. The cruiser laid a minefield before departing. Post-war records showed the island had been used by the raider ...
Australian Naval History on 6 April 1941
The Seagull amphibian from HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), crashed and sank when taking off in Cook Strait. HMAS HOBART, (cruiser), was in company with AUSTRALIA, and landed its Seagull aircraft on ...
Australian Naval History on 21 December 1940
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), sustained damage when bombed in dry dock at Liverpool, England. A 1588 kg aerial torpedo fell between the ship and the dockside, but failed to explode. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 October 1940
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), rescued 9 the crew of 13 of a Sunderland flying boat which had force-landed in heavy seas, and gale-force winds, west of the Hebrides. 4 airmen lost their ...
Australian Naval History on 28 September 1940
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), was directed to return to Britain from the Mediterranean ...
Australian Naval History on 25 September 1940
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), patrolled south of Cyprus with HMS PROTECTOR, in search of a Vichy French transport bound for Beirut. Two shells from the French Ship RICHELIEU, (battleship), struck HMAS ...
Australian Naval History on 24 September 1940
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), fired on two battleships and a cruiser in Dakar. The enemy cruiser was observed to be hit and caught fire. During the day AUSTRALIA’S Seagull amphibian was ...
Australian Naval History on 23 September 1940
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), participated in the combined British-Free French attack on French ships at Dakar, Operation Menace. AUSTRALIA engaged two enemy destroyers attempting to leave the port, and drove them ...
Australian Naval History on 20 September 1940
A British hunter group was formed to locate the German armed merchant cruiser Atlantis. The group was composed of HMA Ships Canberra and Westralia and HM Ships Capetown and Durban ...