HMAS OTWAY, (submarine), was launched at Vickers Armstrong, UK. ...
Australian Units
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 ...