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You are here: Home / Archives for Australian Units / HMAS Canberra I

HMAS Canberra I

Australian Naval History on 7 August 1942

On This Day · Aug 7, 1942 ·

The cruisers, HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, (CAPT H.B. Farncomb, RAN), CANBERRA, (CAPT F.E. Getting, RAN), and HOBART, (CAPT H.A. Showers, RAN), were engaged in Operation Watchtower, the Allied assault on Guadalcanal. ...

Australian Naval History on 31 July 1942

On This Day · Jul 31, 1942 ·

The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS DUBBO, was commissioned. DUBBO was laid down in Mort’s Dock, Sydney, on 13 October 1941, and launched on 7 March 1942. ADML V.C. Crutchley ...

Australian Naval History on 2 July 1942

On This Day · Jul 2, 1942 ·

HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA, and HOBART, joined the Allied Fleet for Operation Watchtower, the invasion of the Solomon Islands. ...

Australian Naval History on 14 June 1942

On This Day · Jun 14, 1942 ·

HMA Ships NAPIER, NIZAM, NESTOR, and NORMAN, (destroyers), were subjected to ceaseless air attacks whilst escorting an eleven-ship eastern Mediterranean convoy, and were forced to turn back to Alexandria, well ...

Australian Naval History on 31 May 1942

On This Day · May 31, 1942 ·

Three Japanese midget submarines were released from their mother submarines off the east coast of Australia and commenced an attack on Sydney Harbour. The alarm was raised when one of ...

Australian Naval History on 4 February 1942

On This Day · Feb 4, 1942 ·

While escorting the troopship AQUITANIA to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), sighted a Japanese submarine directly ahead of the troopship. The submarine dived and escaped before CANBERRA could ...

Australian Naval History on 25 January 1942

On This Day · Jan 25, 1942 ·

HMA Ships CANBERRA, (cruiser), and VAMPIRE, (destroyer), arrived in Singapore, having escorted the liner AQUITANIA, which was carrying troops from Australia. HMAS NIZAM, (destroyer), on an early morning anti-submarine sweep ...

Australian Naval History on 10 January 1942

David Stratton · Jan 10, 1942 ·

HMAS Canberra departed Sydney with convoy MS.2 (troopship AQUITANIA) for Ratai Bay in the Sunda Straits, arriving on the 20th ...

Australian Naval History on 2 January 1942

On This Day · Jan 2, 1942 ·

HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA, and PERTH, (cruisers), with HMS ACHILLES escorted the first large troop reinforcement convoy to Port Moresby. ...

Australian Naval History on 19 December 1941

On This Day · Dec 19, 1941 ·

HMS NEPTUNE sank after striking a mine off the coast of Tripoli. Only one rating of the crew of 717 survived. Among those lost were the two RAN members of ...

Australian Naval History on 15 November 1941

On This Day · Nov 15, 1941 ·

HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), was damaged in a collision with the transport KATOOMBA, at Fremantle, WA. HMAS VAMPIRE, (destroyer), was damaged in a collision with the steamer PERAK, off Keppel Harbour, ...

Australian Naval History on 5 September 1941

On This Day · Sep 5, 1941 ·

HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), escorted the troop ships QUEEN MARY and QUEEN ELIZABETH from Sydney, to join troop convoy US 12A. ...

Australian Naval History on 10 April 1941

David Stratton · Apr 10, 1941 ·

HMAS Canberra joined military convoy WS 6 as relief for HMS PHOEBE ...

Australian Naval History on 4 March 1941

On This Day · Mar 4, 1941 ·

HMAS CANBERRA intercepted the German raider supply ship COBURG and a captured tanker, KETTY BROVIG east of Italian Somaliland. These two ships were support vessels for three German raiders then ...

Australian Naval History on 23 February 1941

On This Day · Feb 23, 1941 ·

HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), passed within 100 miles of the German pocket battleship ADMIRAL SCHEER, while on patrol in the Indian Ocean. ...

Australian Naval History on 12 February 1941

David Stratton · Feb 12, 1941 ·

Australian troop convoy US.9 departed Fremantle with troopships AQUITANIA (44,786grt), MAURETANIA (35,739grt), NIEUW AMSTERDAM (36,287grt), QUEEN MARY (81,235grt) escorted by HMAS CANBERRA until 20/2/41 off Colombo ...

Australian Naval History on 27 November 1940

David Stratton · Nov 27, 1940 ·

Australian troop convoy US 7 departed Fremantle with Polish liner BATORY (14287grt) and British liners ORION (23371grt), STRATHMORE (23428grt), STRATHEDEN (23722grt), escorted by HMAS PERTH. HMAS CANBERRA joined the convoy ...

Australian Naval History on 22 November 1940

On This Day · Nov 22, 1940 ·

HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), picked up three boatloads of survivors from the merchant ship PORT BRISBANE, in the Indian Ocean. PORT BRISBANE was sunk by the German raider PINGUIN. ...

Australian Naval History on 29 September 1940

On This Day · Sep 29, 1940 ·

ADML A.B. Cunningham, C-in-C, Mediterranean, signalled the Battle Fleet: “STUART is dying on us. I am sending her back to Alex”. The ‘dying’ HMAS STUART, (destroyer), shared in the sinking ...

Australian Naval History on 22 September 1940

On This Day · Sep 22, 1940 ·

Australian troop convoy US 5 departed Fremantle with Dutch liners CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS (16,287grt), INDRAPOERA (10,825grt), NIEUW HOLLAND (11,066grt), and SLAMAT (11,636grt). 4262 troops were carried in this convoy. The convoy ...

Australian Naval History on 20 September 1940

On This Day · Sep 20, 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 ...

Australian Naval History on 31 May 1940

On This Day · May 31, 1940 ·

Convoy US3, escorted by HMA Ships CANBERRA and AUSTRALIA, (cruisers), headed north from Cape Town. ...

Australian Naval History on 20 May 1940

On This Day · May 20, 1940 ·

HMS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), relieved HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), as escort for troop convoy US3, in the Indian Ocean. SHROPSHIRE was commissioned into the RAN as a replacement for CANBERRA in 1943. ...

Australian Naval History on 15 May 1940

On This Day · May 15, 1940 ·

HMA Ships CANBERRA and AUSTRALIA, (cruisers), were escorting convoy US3, when about halfway between Fremantle and Colombo, The British Admiralty ordered it alter course for Britain via the Cape Town. ...

Australian Naval History on 5 May 1940

On This Day · May 5, 1940 ·

Australian troop convoy US3, consisting of liners QUEEN MARY, AQUITANIA, EMPRESS OF JAPAN, EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, MAURETANIA, and ANDES, escorted by HMA Ships CANBERRA and PERTH, and HMS LEANDER, sailed ...

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