HMAS ENCOUNTER, (cruiser), found the gutted wreck of the German raider SEEADLER, on Mopelia Island. ...
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Australian Naval History on 3 November 1917
The prolific naval author, James Edmond MacDonnell, was born in Mackay, QLD. He joined the RAN in 1934, and served until 1948, reaching the rank of Acting Gunner, (Warrant Officer). ...
Australian Naval History on 14 October 1917
The Australian destroyer flotilla, HMA Ships WAREGO, PARRAMATTA, YARRA, SWAN, TORRENS, and HUON, began patrol operations in the Mediterranean, at the mouth of the Adriatic Sea, from a base at ...
Australian Naval History on 12 October 1917
The auxiliary minesweeper, (trawler), HMAS BROLGA, was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 October 1917
The Australian destroyer flotilla HMAS WARREGO, PARRAMATTA, TARRA, SWAN, TORRENS, and HUON arrived at Taranto, Italy. They were based at Brindisi, Italy and begun patrolling operations at the mouth of the Adriatic ...
Australian Naval History on 5 October 1917
HMAS SWAN, (torpedo boat destroyer), attacked a submarine disguised as a fishing schooner off Corfu. SWAN dropped depth charges, but the submarine dived and escaped, leaving her mast and sails ...
Australian Naval History on 3 October 1917
The Australian Government offered HMAS BRISBANE, (cruiser), to the Imperial Government for service overseas. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 August 1917
HMAS PARRAMATTA and HMAS TORRENS, (torpedo boat destroyers), attacked an Austrian submarine 100 miles east of Malta. The submarine submerged and escaped. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 August 1917
‘When a submarine is sighted, I am going for her,’ signalled CMDR Warren, RAN, commanding HMAS PARRAMATTA, in the Red Sea. Obviously impressed by Lord Nelson’s fighting spirit. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 July 1917
An observer aloft in a balloon from HMAS HUON, (torpedo boat destroyer), sighted an Austrian submarine on the surface in the Adriatic Sea. HUON closed the distance, but the submarine ...