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Australian Naval History on 26 March 1859

On This Day · Mar 26, 1859 ·

CDRE William Loring, CB, was appointed Commodore commanding the newly established Australian Squadron of the Royal Navy, which became independent of the C-in-C, India. His Flagship was HMS IRIS, and ...

Australian Naval History on 25 March 1859

On This Day · Mar 25, 1859 ·

The Australia Station was established as a separate command. The Station was defined in a minute from the Admiralty: “Australia Station:- Bounded on the North by the Parallel of 10 ...

Australian Naval History on 23 February 1859

On This Day · Feb 23, 1859 ·

Boats from HMVS VICTORIA rescued the crew of the sailing vessel B. NORRIS, which caught fire and sank in Port Phillip. ...

Australian Naval History on 20 October 1858

On This Day · Oct 20, 1858 ·

The Victorian Government approved the building of a graving dock at Williamstown. ...

Australian Naval History on 9 October 1858

On This Day · Oct 9, 1858 ·

The hulk MELBOURNE was the first ship to be slipped at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC. ...

Australian Naval History on 28 June 1858

On This Day · Jun 28, 1858 ·

The Admiralty approved an expenditure of from £4000 to £6000 for rendering Garden Island, Sydney, available for the repair of HM ships. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 April 1858

On This Day · Apr 1, 1858 ·

The following ships were on the Australia Station:-Sailing vessels; IRIS, (26 guns), SAPPHO, (12 guns), and BRAMBLE, (tender).Steam screw vessel; CORDELIA, (11 guns). ...

Australian Naval History on 20 February 1858

On This Day · Feb 20, 1858 ·

HM Ships ELK, BOSCAWEN, and HMVS VICTORIA, searched Bass Strait and the south coast of Victoria for HMS SAPPHO which vanished without trace on a passage to Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 4 February 1858

On This Day · Feb 4, 1858 ·

The Naval Brigade from the screw corvette HMS PELORUS, (CAPT F. P. B. Seymour, RN), landed at Rangoon to garrison Meaday Fort. PELORUS was flagship on the Australia Station in ...

Australian Naval History on 18 July 1857

On This Day · Jul 18, 1857 ·

HMS PELORUS, (screw steam corvette), was commissioned at Plymouth, England, under CAPT Frederick B. P. Seymour, RN. PELORUS was flagship of the Australia Station in 1860, and during that year ...

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