HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), joined HMAS AUSTRALIA in ADML Sir Max Horton’s 1st Cruiser Squadron at Malta. ...
HMAS Australia II
Australian Naval History on 15 February 1936
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), exercised with ‘Queen Bees’, unmanned radio-controlled Moth aircraft, in the Mediterranean. HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and SHROPSHIRE, (cruisers), exercised together for the first time off Alexandria, Egypt. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 January 1936
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), in Alexandria, Egypt, fired a 70 gun salute on the occasion of the funeral of HM King George V. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 January 1936
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and SYDNEY, (cruisers), fired a 21-gun royal salute at sea on the accession to the throne of Edward VIII. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 January 1936
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and SYDNEY, (cruisers), fired a 70 gun salute on the death of King George V. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 January 1936
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), became Cock of the Mediterranean when she won the Cruiser Regatta from HMS LONDON. She also won this regatta. in 1935. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 October 1935
Secret orders were received by HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), in the Mediterranean. In the event of war with Italy, AUSTRALIA was to join HMS BERWICK, and proceed to a position off ...
Australian Naval History on 8 October 1935
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser),won the Mediterranean Regatta against all ships of the Fleet. The cruiser scored 279.5 points, against HMS LONDON’S 276. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 September 1935
The first Seagull MK V amphibian was embarked in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser). HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), also carried a Seagull A2-2. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 July 1935
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and BRISBANE, (cruisers), represented the RAN at the Jubilee Review of HRH King George V, at Spithead, England. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 March 1935
The Standard of the Duke of Gloucester was re-hoisted in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), at Kingston, Jamaica, when the Duke re-embarked for the voyage to Portsmouth. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 February 1935
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), took off the crew of the disabled American schooner SETH PARKER, north of Apia. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 December 1934
HMAS Australia (II) sailed for England, with His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester embarked, on exchange duty with the Royal Navy, her place on the Australia Station being taken ...
Australian Naval History on 6 December 1934
The Royal Standard was hoisted by HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), at Brisbane, at the commencement of a Royal Tour of New Zealand and the Pacific Islands by the Duke of Gloucester. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 October 1934
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), searched for the missing airliner Miss Hobart, in the vicinity of Wilsons Promontory, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 August 1934
A Seagull amphibious aircraft from HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), blown from its cradle and wrecked, in a gale in the Great Australian Bight. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 June 1933
The prototype Supermarine Seagull V amphibian aircraft, designed for the RAN, was tested. The aircraft, and the Walrus which developed from it, was used extensively in the RAN and the ...
Australian Naval History on 7 April 1932
The RAN reached its lowest ebb. In commission were HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and CANBERRA, (cruisers), ALBATROSS, (seaplane cruiser), and one S-class destroyer. RADM R.C. Dalglish, CB, RN, was appointed as ...
Australian Naval History on 24 December 1930
Three future British WWII naval heroes were serving on the staff of RADM E. R. G. R. Evans, (Evans of the Broke), in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser). They were:- First Lieutenant; ...
Australian Naval History on 24 November 1930
HMAS TORRENS, (torpedo-boat destroyer), was sunk off Sydney Heads, when being used as a gunnery target for HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and CANBERRA, (cruisers). ...
Australian Naval History on 9 April 1930
HMAS HUON, (torpedo boat destroyer), was sunk as a target, off Sydney Heads, by HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and CANBERRA, (cruisers). ...
Australian Naval History on 2 August 1928
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), sailed from Portsmouth on her maiden voyage to Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 April 1928
The County class cruiser HMAS AUSTRALIA, (CAPT F. W. H. Goolden, RN), was commissioned. AUSTRALIA was laid down in John Brown Yard, Clydebank, Scotland, on 9 June 1925, and launched ...
Australian Naval History on 17 March 1927
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), was launched at Clydebank, Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 September 1926
LCDR F. C. Darley, RN, was killed while leading a boarding party to recapture a British river steamer, seized by Chinese pirates at Wanhsien. Darley distinguished himself in HMAS AUSTRALIA, ...