HMAS STUART, (destroyer), was taken in hand by Garden Island Naval Dockyard for conversion to a fast transport. ...
Australian Units
Australian Naval History on 7 February 1944
LEUT B.M. MacFarlane, RANVR along with LEUT Jack MARSDEN RANVR was lost when midget submarine X-22 was rammed and sunk by HMS SYRTIS during exercises in Pentland Forth, Scotland. LEUT ...
Australian Naval History on 2 February 1944
The services reconnaissance department craft HMAS ALATNA, was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 January 1944
The landing ship, infantry, HMAS WESTRALIA, (CMDR A. V. Knight, DSC, RANR(S)), was attacked by a Japanese bomber off Milne Bay, New Guinea. The ship suffered some damage and one ...
Australian Naval History on 21 January 1944
Cook R. W. Andrews was swept overboard when a freak wave caused HMAS NEPAL, (destroyer), to almost broach to south of Cape Town. The man was sighted when an albatross ...
Australian Naval History on 17 January 1944
The River class frigate, HMAS BARCOO, was commissioned at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 January 1944
HMAS AUSTRALIA and USS NASHVILLE, (cruisers), commenced refit in Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 January 1944
HMA Ships ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), provided covering fire for the Allied landings at Saidor, New Guinea. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 December 1943
CMDR D. H. Harries, RAN, assumed command of HMS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), to supervise refit and transfer to the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 December 1943
HMA Ships Australia (II) (Captain HB Farncomb, DSO, MVO, RAN), Shropshire (Captain JA Collins, CB, RAN), Arunta (I) (Commander AE Buchanan, RAN) and Warramunga (I) (Captain EFV Dechaineux, DSC, RAN) ...