HMS Encounter served on the Australia Station and was later commissioned into the RAN. She played a vital role in defence of the eastern coast of Australia, and the anti raider patrols in the South West Pacific. She was regarded as “more beloved than any other unit of our fleet”. ...
HMAS Penguin I
HMS Penguin (VII) and her 64 Pounder Gun
When I first started work at Garden Island in January 1955, there was a small wharf at the southern end of Riggers Lane known as Kuttabul Steps, not to be ...
Stoker Hanlon – Dead men tell no tales
Australia’s Submarine History – AE1 & AE2 To Collins
The Chequered Career of HMAS Penguin
STANDING PROUDLY IN THE GROUNDS of HMAS Penguin at Balmoral, Sydney, is the figurehead of the old Wild Swan Class sloop that gave the establishment its name. It is of ...
Australian Naval History on 13 December 1960
The hulk of HMAS PENGUIN, (composite screw corvette), was burnt at Kerosene Bay, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1923
HMAS Penguin paid off for disposal. She had served as a depot ship at Garden island since commissioning into the RAN in 1913. On 9 May 1923 she was towed ...
Australian Naval History on 1 July 1913
The administration of the following Sydney Naval Establishments was transferred to the Naval Board of the Commonwealth of Australia; Garden Island Dockyard; Royal Edward Victualling Yard; Naval Ordnance Depot; Spectacle ...