The first Sovereign’s Colours, (King George V), was presented to the RAN at Flinders Naval Depot by the Governor General, Lord Stonehaven. A second colour for use by the Fleet ...
Australian Naval History on 22 January 1927
Australian Naval History on 7 September 1926
HMAS OTWAY, (submarine), was launched at Vickers Armstrong, UK. ...
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 5 August 1926
Sir Neville Howse, Minister for Defence, enunciated the policy that all officers of the RAN should be Australians. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 July 1926
LEUT Norman. H. Shaw was appointed to Command the Royal Navy submarine HMS H27 becoming the first RANC Graduate to command a warship. He was 26 years and 11 days ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1926
HMAS OXLEY, (submarine), was launched at Vickers Armstrong, England. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1926
101 Flight, RAAF, was re-formed to operate six Supermarine Seagull Mark II amphibian aircraft, for naval co-operation duties. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1926
CDRE Sir George Francis Hyde, KCB, CVO, CBE, RN, was appointed Commodore Commanding His Majesty’s Australian Squadron. ...
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 12 November 1925
LEUT R. C. Casey, RAN, a 1916 entry to the Royal Australian Naval College, was lost when HM submarine M1 was lost with all hands off Devon, England. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 July 1925
A US Naval Squadron consisting of US Ships CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MARYLANDMISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, and WEST VIRGINIA, arrived at Sydney for a goodwill visit. ...
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 25 June 1925
HMS CONCORD, (cruiser), sailed from Sydney on the completion of her exchange deployment with the Australian 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 ...
Australian Naval History on 5 March 1925
The Australian Government approved the building of two Kent class cruisers for the RAN. These were later commissioned as HMAS AUSTRALIA, and HMAS CANBERRA. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 January 1925
The Australian Government approved the establishment of a Fleet Air Arm in the RAN. The Commonwealth Naval Order (137/25), signed 8 days later declared “The Naval Board has decided to ...
Australian Naval History on 18 January 1925
HMAS ADELAIDE, (light cruiser), joined the 1st Cruiser Squadron, HM Ships DEHLI and DRAGON, at Gibraltar. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1925
The former German yacht, HMAS UNA, (ex KOMET), was sold out of service to the Port Melbourne Pilot Service and renamed AKUNA. She remained in the pilot service until 1953. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 October 1924
A punitive party from the cruiser HMAS ADELAIDE, (CMDR W. Whitehorn, RN) landed at Malaita to subjugate rebellious natives. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 June 1924
The Australian Government approved the building of two heavy cruisers and two submarines for the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 June 1924
The motor-vessel/tender HMAS KOORONGA, was commissioned. KOORONGA was laid down in Williamstown, VIC, as a tug, in 1919. ...