A Seagull amphibian aircraft from HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), was shot down by German aircraft off Anti Kyrethia, Greece. The aircraft crashed into the sea, but her crew of three, (Flight ...
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Australian Naval History on 27 April 1941
HMA Ships STUART, VENDETTA, VAMPIRE, and WATERHEN, (destroyers), sailed from Suda Bay to Alexandria as escort to convoy GA12. RAN ships evacuating troops from Greece, picked up the last message ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 1941
HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), carried 911 Australian and New Zealand troops, and HMAS STUART, (destroyer), evacuated 109, from Tolos to Suda Bay, Crete. Earlier that night STUART had ferried 600 troops ...
Australian Naval History on 24 April 1941
Operation Demon, (the evacuation of Greece from 24-29 April), took place. HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), and HMA Ships STUART, VAMPIRE, VENDETTA, VOYAGER, and WATERHEN, (destroyers, the Scrap-Iron Flotilla?), all took part ...
Australian Naval History on 22 April 1941
HMAS GEELONG, (minesweeper), was launched at Williamstown, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 April 1941
HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), sank an Italian supply schooner in a night action off Derna, Libya. HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), and HM Ships AJAX and ORION, (cruisers), provided support for the bombardment ...
Australian Naval History on 20 April 1941
HMAS VAMPIRE, (destroyer), took off the crew of the burning tanker BRITISH JUDGE, while under heavy air attack north of Crete. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 1941
HMA Ships STUART, VOYAGER, and WATERHEN, (destroyers), covered a landing by British Commandos on enemy positions near Bardia, Libya. The German raiders ATLANTIS and KORMORAN rendezvoused in the Indian Ocean. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 April 1941
HMAS KATOOMBA, (minesweeper), was launched at Poole and Steele’s Yard, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 April 1941
The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS BURNIE was commissioned. BURNIE was laid down at Mort’s Dock, Sydney, on 3 June 1940, and launched on 25 October 1940. HMAS PERTH, (cruiser), ...