HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), sailed from Portsmouth on her maiden voyage to Australia. ...
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Australian Naval History on 9 July 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 7 June 1928
HMAS Huon paid off into Reserve at Sydney. Without being again brought back into service, Huon was sunk by gunfire as a target off Sydney on 10 April 1931. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 May 1928
HMAS Swan paid off for disposal at Sydney and was stripped of useful fittings and equipment, in 1930, at Cockatoo Dockyard and her hulk towed to the Hawkesbury River. Swan ...
Australian Naval History on 8 May 1928
HMAS Sydney, cruiser, was paid off for breaking up at Sydney and on 10 January 1929 was delivered to Cockatoo Island for breaking up ...
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 23 April 1928
HMAS MELBOURNE decommissioned at Portsmouth. In December 1928 the ship was sold to Alloa Shipbuilding Co, Rosyth, Scotland, for £25,000. She was broken up in 1929. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 April 1928
HMAS Parramatta paid off. On 17 October 1929 she was handed over to Cockatoo Dockyard for dismantling. Her hull was subsequently used as an accommodation vessel, on the Hawkesbury River, ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 1928
HMAS Warrego paid off. She was then handed over to Cockatoo Dockyard in October 1929 and was broken up in 1930. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 March 1928
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), starred in a film, depicting SYDNEY’S victory over the German armed merchant cruiser Emden, in 1914. Australian producer Ken Page made the film at Jervis Bay, NSW. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 February 1928
HMAS ALBATROSS, (seaplane carrier), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 January 1928
The Fleet Air Arm was abolished by Parliament, and the RAAF was directed to provide air support to the RAN. This decision was overturned in 1948 with the re-establishment of ...
Australian Naval History on 9 January 1928
HMAS Tasmania decommissioned and was placed in reserve. Tasmania was eventually sold for breaking up on 4 June 1937. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 November 1927
RAFA Biloela paid off. She was sold to John Hven of Norway in 1931. In 1932, she was renamed Wollert, in 1937 renamed Ivanhoe, and the Yoh Hsing and finally ...
Australian Naval History on 10 November 1927
HMAS Geranium was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Sydney ...
Australian Naval History on 10 October 1927
HMAS ADELAIDE, (cruiser), sailed from Sydney on the RAN’s last punitive expedition. ADELAIDE was ordered to put down a native uprising at Malaita. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 October 1927
District Officer W. R. Bell, Cadet K. C. Lillie, and 13 native policemen, were massacred by natives at Malaita, Solomon Islands. The uprising caused HMAS ADELAIDE to be dispatched to ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1927
HMAS TINGIRA, (training ship), was paid off at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 June 1927
The O class submarine HMAS OTWAY, (LCDR G. Tweedie, RN), was commissioned. OTWAY was laid down in Vickers Ltd, Barrow in Furness, England, in 1925, and launched on 7 September ...
Australian Naval History on 10 June 1927
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), visited Dili, Timor, on a flag-showing cruise. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 May 1927
HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser), was launched at Clydebank, Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 May 1927
HMAS GERANIUM, (survey ship), towed the grounded passenger ship TASMAN off a reef at Clarke Island. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1927
The O class submarine HMAS OXLEY, (CMDR H. R. Marrack, RN), was commissioned. OXLEY was laid down at Vickers Ltd, Barrow in Furness, UK, in 1925, and launched on 29 ...
Australian Naval History on 17 March 1927
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), was launched at Clydebank, Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 September 1926
HMAS OTWAY, (submarine), was launched at Vickers Armstrong, UK. ...