On the occasion of the Battle of Jutland HMAS Australia was returning to Scapa from Devonport, having departed at 10 a.m. on 31 May. She arrived at Scapa at 6:30 ...
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Australian Naval History on 22 April 1916
HMAS AUSTRALIA and HMS NEW ZEALAND, (battle-cruisers), collided north-west of Horn Reef in the North Sea. AUSTRALIA was in dockyard hands for two months while repairs were made, and missed ...
Australian Naval History on 20 March 1916
The HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), concert party performed before a capacity audience at Ward’s Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica. Proceeds from the performance were shared by local patriotic charities. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 March 1916
HMAS PIONEER, (cruiser), intercepted and sank the German supply ship TABORA off Dar Es Salaam, East Africa. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 February 1916
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), searched Brazilian waters for the German raider PUNGO. On the same day her sister-ship, HMAS SYDNEY, was scouring the coast off Cape St Roque for the armed ...
Australian Naval History on 12 February 1916
While HMAS Pioneer was visiting Port Swettenham (Kelang) tensions aboard ship came to a head and seven stokers refused duty, an action that eventually led to their respective court martials. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 January 1916
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), participated in a 2nd Battle-cruiser Squadron sweep of Norwegian waters in the vicinity of The Naze. No enemy vessels were encountered. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 January 1916
189 men of the RANBT, then encamped at Mudros on the island of Imbros, mutinied over lack of pay and refused to muster for work. They were placed under arrest ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1916
HMAT Geelong collided with SS Bonvilston in the Mediterranean and sank ...
Australian Naval History on 20 December 1915
The last personnel of the RAN Bridging Train, (RANBT), left Suvla Bay at 0430 making them the last Australians to depart the Gallipoli Peninsula. A 50-man team under SBLT C. ...