HMAS PIONEER, (cruiser), and HMS HYACINTH, (cruiser), bombarded the German cruiser KONIGSBERG, and shore defences in the Rufigi River, East Africa. ...
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Australian Naval History on 1 July 1915
HMAS PSYCHE (formerly HMS Psyche) , (CAPT H. Feakes, RAN), was commissioned into the RN. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 May 1915
The RAN and the RCN operated together for the first time, when HMAS MELBOURNE and HMCS NIOBE, (cruisers), joined up to conduct patrols off the east coast of the United ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1915
The submarine HMAS AE2, (LCDR H. H. G. D. Stoker, RN), was sunk by the Turkish torpedo boat SULTAN HISSAR in the Sea of Mamora. All of the crew of ...
Australian Naval History on 25 April 1915
The submarine HMAS AE2, (LCDR H. Stoker, RN), penetrated the Dardanelles while the first ANZAC troops were storming ashore at Gallipoli. After evading Turkish warships and mines, she broke through ...
Australian Naval History on 29 March 1915
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), took part in her first operation, a patrol across the North Sea with the Grand Fleet and light forces, from Harwich, England. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 March 1915
Medical officers, Staff Surgeon H. J. Brennard, and Surgeon W. J. Carr, RAN, from HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), were invited to appear before a Royal Commission set up in Jamaica to ...
Australian Naval History on 7 March 1915
ADML Sir W. C. Pakenham, GCB, KCMG, KCVO, hoisted his flag in HMAS AUSTRALIA in command of the 2nd Battle- cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet, in the North Sea. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 March 1915
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), coaled from the collier BURESK in the Abrolhos Islands north of Rio de Janeiro. The collier was a new ship named after the German collier sunk by ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 1915
HMAS PIONEER joined RN forces blockading the German cruiser KONIGSBERG in the Rufigi River, East Africa. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 February 1915
The flagship pennant of the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron was hoisted in HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), at Rosyth, Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 February 1915
HMAS PIONEER, (cruiser), arrived at Zanzibar to join the blockade of the German cruiser KONIGSBERG in the Rufigi River, East Africa. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 January 1915
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), docked at Rosyth, Scotland, after reaching British waters by way of Cape Horn. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 January 1915
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), pursued an unidentified merchant ship off Havana, Cuba. MELBOURNE fired four shots at the vessel before it stopped. The ship proved to be a neutral Dutch vessel ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1915
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 ...
Australian Naval History on 2 January 1915
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), sailed from Jamaica for Bermuda to search for the German Navy collier ODENWALD. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1915
The following awards were made for gallantry in the action between HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), and the German vessel EMDEN, (armed merchant cruiser); DSM – CPO A. W. Lambert DSM – ...
Australian Naval History on 31 December 1914
The Australian submarine AE2 departed Albany, WA, under tow from the transport BERRIMA, for the Mediterranean. The Australian Naval Board offered the submarine to the RN after the loss of AE1. ...
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 23 December 1914
HMA Ships PARRAMATTA and WARREGO, (torpedo boat destroyers), reached the limit of navigation on the Sepik River, New Guinea, unsuccessfully searching for a German ship. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 December 1914
LEUT Norman Douglas Holbrook, RN, was awarded the VC for outstanding bravery while commanding HM Submarine B11, during the first successful penetration of the Turkish minefields at the entrance to ...
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 29 November 1914
HMAS UNA became the first Australian warship to carry aircraft when she transported two aircraft, and their pilots, from Sydney to New Guinea. The aircraft were not used because the ...
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 26 November 1914
ADML G. E. Patey, took command of his battle squadron off the Mexican coast. It comprised of HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle- cruiser), HMS NEWCASTLE, (cruiser), and the Japanese Ships ASAMA, IDZUMO, ...