On This Day - 4 December
- 1824
- HMC Ship AMITY, (brig), returned to Sydney after conveying the Governor of NSW, Sir Thomas Brisbane and his staff, to the Brisbane River, for the founding of the settlement which was named in his honour.
- 1915
- HM Submarine J3 was launched at Pembroke, England. The submarine was transferred to the RAN in 1919.
- 1939
- The 20th Minesweeping Flotilla, HMA Ships SWAN, YARRA, ORARA, and DOOMBA, commenced operations on the east coast of Australia.
- 1941
- HMAS NEPAL, (destroyer), was launched at Thornycraft's Yard, England. The Australian Government deferred a decision to sail Australian shipping in convoys.
- 1951
- HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), and the merchant ship SOMERSET, collided off Garden Island, Sydney. Damage to both vessels was slight.
- 1989
- The survey motor launch HMAS MERMAID, was commissioned.
- 2015
- HMAS Adelaide III commissioned
'On This Day' is based on the book "Navy Day by Day: Historic Naval Events in Australia and Abroad" written by the late Lew Lind. More information.
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'On This Day' is based on the book "Navy Day by Day: Historic Naval Events in Australia and Abroad" written by the late Lew Lind. More information.
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