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 Units
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. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 September 1926
LCDR F. C. Darley, RN, was killed while leading a boarding party to recapture a British river steamer, seized by Chinese pirates at Wanhsien. Darley distinguished himself in HMAS AUSTRALIA, ...
Australian Naval History on 2 September 1926
HMAS CERBERUS, (former HMVS CERBERUS, turret ship), was sunk as a breakwater in Port Phillip Bay, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1926
HMAS OXLEY, (submarine), was launched at Vickers Armstrong, England. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 December 1925
HMAS Stalwart decommissioned. She remained in reserve after decommissioning until she was eventually sold for breaking up on 4 June 1937. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 July 1925
While HMAS Brisbane was at Hong Kong, there was a major landslide in the Po Hing Fong district which destroyed many homes and killed 73 people. Warrant Officer Shipwright Robert ...
Australian Naval History on 26 June 1925
HMAS BRISBANE, (cruiser), was attached to the RN’s China Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 June 1925
The surveying vessel, HMAS MORESBY (CAPT J. Edgell, RN), a former 24 class convoy sloop HMS SILVIO, was commissioned into the RAN in the UK. Moresby sailed from England for ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1925
Commonwealth Navy Order 137 of 1925 was promulgated establishing a Fleet Air Arm for the RAN and inviting applications from officers to undergo a four-year Long Air Course. The first ...
Australian Naval History on 25 March 1925
The cruiser HMS CONCORD, (CAPT A. R. W. Woods, RN), joined the Australian Squadron for an exchange deployment. She was met by HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), at Broome Bay, WA. CONCORD’s ...
Australian Naval History on 5 March 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 18 January 1925
HMAS ADELAIDE, (light cruiser), joined the 1st Cruiser Squadron, HM Ships DEHLI and DRAGON, at Gibraltar. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1925
The former German yacht, HMAS UNA, (ex KOMET), was sold out of service to the Port Melbourne Pilot Service and renamed AKUNA. She remained in the pilot service until 1953. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 October 1924
A punitive party from the cruiser HMAS ADELAIDE, (CMDR W. Whitehorn, RN) landed at Malaita to subjugate rebellious natives. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 June 1924
The motor-vessel/tender HMAS KOORONGA, was commissioned. KOORONGA was laid down in Williamstown, VIC, as a tug, in 1919. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 June 1924
HMAS GERANIUM, (survey vessel), embarked a Fairey HID seaplane. GERANIUM was the first Australian ship to use aircraft for surveying. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 June 1924
HMAS FRANKLIN, (armed yacht), was transferred as a gift to the Administration of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. The yacht was used by the Territory Administrator until 1932. ...