CDRE John Saumarez Dumaresq, CB, CVO, MVO, RN, was appointed Commodore Commanding Australian Naval Squadron, and hoisted his flag in the cruiser HMAS MELBOURNE. Although a RN officer he had ...
HMAS Melbourne I
Australian Naval History on 17 March 1919
After their service with the RN is finished HMA Ships HMAS Melbourne , Torrens, Huon, Warrego, Swan, Yarra and Parramatta sailed from Malta for Australia ...
Australian Naval History on 7 March 1919
HMAS Melbourne’s service in the European theatre ended when she departed Devonport for Australia, finally entering Sydney Harbour on 21 May 1919 after a leisurely cruise via Suez, Singapore and ...
Australian Naval History on 21 November 1918
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, (battle cruiser), SYDNEY, and MELBOURNE, (cruisers), were present at the surrender of the German Fleet in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. AUSTRALIA led the Port Division of ...
Australian Naval History on 20 September 1918
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), patrolled the Norwegian coast for German surface vessels. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 June 1918
HMA Ships SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, were on patrol in the Heligoland Bight with British warships, (as part of the Harwich Force), searching for German minesweepers and destroyers, when they came ...
Australian Naval History on 10 May 1918
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), embarked a ship’s Sopwith Camel aircraft, while at Rosyth, Scotland. To launch the aircraft, the cruiser had been fitted with a special platform, built over the top ...
Australian Naval History on 20 December 1916
HMA Ships SYDNEY and MELBOURNE, (cruisers), were damaged when the destroyers HOSTE and NEGRO collided and sank off Norway. Both ships lost a man and seven were injured when the ...
Australian Naval History on 19 October 1916
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), accompanied by other warships, took part in a sweep in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 September 1916
HMAS MELBOURNE, (cruiser), joined the Second Light Cruiser Squadron for operations in the North Sea. The squadron was based at Rosyth, Scotland. ...