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HMAS Canberra I

Australian Naval History on 20 January 1940

On This Day · Jan 20, 1940 ·

The troop convoy US1, left Fremantle, escorted by HM Ships RAMILLES, (battleship), and KENT, (cruiser), and the French cruiser SUFFREN. Australia had refused a request to involve HMA Ships CANBERRA, ...

Australian Naval History on 10 January 1940

On This Day · Jan 10, 1940 ·

The first Australian and New Zealand troop convoy of the Second World War, US 1, sailed from Sydney for the Middle East. The escort consisted of HMA Ships CANBERRA and ...

Australian Naval History on 7 December 1939

On This Day · Dec 7, 1939 ·

The Australian War Cabinet considered a memorandum from VADM Sir Ragnar Colvin, RN, the British First Naval Member and Chief of Naval Staff, which advocated that HMA Ships CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, ...

Australian Naval History on 10 October 1939

On This Day · Oct 10, 1939 ·

HMA Ships Australia, Canberra and Adelaide searched for suspected German minelayers off Gabo Island from the 10th to the 13th. Following the sighting HMA Ships SWAN and YARRA commenced the ...

Australian Naval History on 3 September 1939

On This Day · Sep 3, 1939 ·

The ‘Declaration of war on Germany’ was issued. The Imperial war telegram was received in Canberra at 2150. It read; ‘Total Germany, repeat, total Germany’. At 2115 in a radio ...

Australian Naval History on 2 September 1939

On This Day · Sep 2, 1939 ·

CDRE Wilfred Rupert Patterson, CBE, RN, was appointed to command His Majesty’s Australian Squadron, his flagship was HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser). He replaced RADM Wilfred Custance who was in the grip ...

Australian Naval History on 27 October 1938

On This Day · Oct 27, 1938 ·

The Sydney Morning Herald reported:- ‘The Navy found itself with two of its four cruisers undergoing refits, its one remaining heavy cruiser still lacking protective armour without which ships of ...

Australian Naval History on 7 April 1932

On This Day · Apr 7, 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 November 1930

On This Day · Nov 24, 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

On This Day · Apr 9, 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 24 September 1929

On This Day · Sep 24, 1929 ·

The London, (County), class cruiser HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (CAPT R. W. Oldham, RN), was commissioned. SHROPSHIRE was laid down in Wm Beardmore & Co Ltd, Dalmuir, Scotland, on 24 February 1926, ...

Australian Naval History on 21 September 1929

On This Day · Sep 21, 1929 ·

HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), ran aground at Broome, WA . Damage was minor, and the cruiser re-floated herself. ...

Australian Naval History on 9 July 1928

On This Day · Jul 9, 1928 ·

The County class heavy cruiser HMAS CANBERRA, (CAPT G. L. Massey, RN), was commissioned. CANBERRA was laid down in John Brown Yard, Clydebank, Scotland, in 1925, and launched on 31 ...

Australian Naval History on 31 May 1927

On This Day · May 31, 1927 ·

HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), was launched at Clydebank, Scotland. ...

Australian Naval History on 5 March 1925

On This Day · Mar 5, 1925 ·

The Australian Government approved the building of two Kent class cruisers for the RAN. These were later commissioned as HMAS AUSTRALIA, and HMAS CANBERRA. ...

Australian Naval History on 3 November 1917

On This Day · Nov 3, 1917 ·

The prolific naval author, James Edmond MacDonnell, was born in Mackay, QLD. He joined the RAN in 1934, and served until 1948, reaching the rank of Acting Gunner, (Warrant Officer). ...

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