The River class destroyer HMAS HUON, was commissioned. HUON was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, on 23 January 1913, and launched as HMAS DERWENT on 19 December 1914. ...
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Australian Naval History on 11 December 1915
HMAS SWAN, (torpedo boat destroyer), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 November 1915
HMS GERANIUM, (later HMAS GERANIUM, survey vessel), was launched at Greenock, Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 October 1915
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), intercepted the steamer HAMBORN, off New York. A boarding party was put aboard and LEUT H. V. Creer, RAN, steamed the vessel to Halifax, Nova Scotia. HAMBORN, ...
Australian Naval History on 30 September 1915
HMAS BRISBANE, the first cruiser to be built in Australia, was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 September 1915
The tender, (steam yacht), HMAS FRANKLIN, was commissioned. FRANKLIN, (as ADELE), was laid down in Hawthorn & Co, Leith, Scotland, in 1906. She was purchased for the RAN from her ...
Australian Naval History on 9 September 1915
HMS J5, (submarine), later HMAS J5, was launched at Devonport, England. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 August 1915
HMAS TORRENS, (torpedo boat destroyer), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 August 1915
HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser), collided with a harbour ferry as she was leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the New York patrol. SYDNEY was not damaged, but the ferry’s paddlewheel box was ...
Australian Naval History on 13 August 1915
HMAS ENCOUNTER, (cruiser), landed a garrison and supplies at the cable station at Fanning Island. ENCOUNTER ran aground, and sustained damage requiring urgent repairs. ...