HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), captured and sank the German supply ship ELEONORE WOERMAN north of the Falkland Islands. AUSTRALIA fired a shell across the ship’s bows to stop her. A boarding ...
HMAS Melbourne I
Australian Naval History on 28 December 1914
HMAS Melbourne departed from Trinidad with orders to search the coastal areas of Venezuela, Colombia and Panama for the Karlsruhe and her attendant supply ship. HMAS Sydney coaled at Ponta ...
Australian Naval History on 1 December 1914
HMA Ships MELBOURNE and SYDNEY, (cruisers), sailed from Gibraltar to join the British West Indies Fleet. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 November 1914
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), entered the Mediterranean on passage to the West Indies Station. The first naval aviation unit was despatched from Point Cook, VIC, to embark in HMAS UNA for ...
Australian Naval History on 1 November 1914
The first convoy of 28 troop ships sailed from Albany, WA, for Egypt. The escort comprised HMA Ships MELBOURNE and SYDNEY, (cruisers), HMS MINOTAUR, and the Japanese cruiser IBUKI. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 September 1914
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), landed a party of 4 officers and 21 petty officers, under LCDR M. A. Blanfield, on Nauru, to dismantle the German wireless station on the island. They ...
Australian Naval History on 30 August 1914
VADM Sir George Patey, RN, in HMAS AUSTRALIA, arrived of Samoa, and the official surrender of German Samoa took place. The squadron comprised AUSTRALIA, HMA Ships MELBOURNE, and PSYCHE , ...
Australian Naval History on 13 August 1914
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), intercepted the collier ALCONDA off Rossel Island, and requisitioned her cargo of coal. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 August 1914
The message conveying the news of the outbreak of war with Germany was received in Australia at 12.30pm. The disposition of ships of the RAN, at the declaration of WWI, ...
Australian Naval History on 4 October 1913
The first RAN fleet, under the command of RADM Sir George Patey, RN, in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), entered Sydney Harbour. With AUSTRALIA were her consorts HMA Ships MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, ENCOUNTER, ...
Australian Naval History on 18 January 1913
The Town class light cruiser, HMAS MELBOURNE, (CAPT M. L’Estrange Silver, RN), was commissioned. Mrs F. F. Braund, (Daughter of Mr R. Barr-Smith), performed the commissioning ceremony. MELBOURNE was laid ...
Australian Naval History on 30 May 1912
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), was launched at Cammel Lairds Shipyard in England. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 July 1910
The Australian Government authorised the building of two light cruisers for the Australian Navy. The cruisers were named HMAS SYDNEY and HMAS MELBOURNE. ...