The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portsmouth, England.? September 1924. Group portrait of the ships' company mustered together on the forward deck, or forecastle, of the light cruiser HMAS Adelaide. Note the mid-shipmen in the front row who were undergoing training. Note also the range clock on the foremast. HMAS Adelaide was constructed at Cockatoo Island, Sydney, and launched in July 1918. She was commissioned in 1922 and in April 1924 she joined the Royal Navy Special Service Squadron and accompanied the battlecruisers on the Pacific and Atlantic part of their world-wide cruise, returning to England via the Panama canal. Adelaide reached Portsmouth on 18 September 1924 and after serving in British waters for three months, she sailed from Portsmouth on 10th January 1925 and arrived back in Sydney on 7th April. She was decommissioned and placed in reserve in June 1928. She was recommissioned in 1939 after a major refit and modernisation. (Donor E. C. Wilson)
Portsmouth, England. 29 September 1924. Port side view of the light cruiser HMAS Adelaide entering Portsmouth Harbour. Note the two 6 inch guns alongside each other on the foredeck, part of her origin
SYDNEY, NSW. 1921-03-14. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS ADELAIDE UNDER TOW FROM COCKATOO DOCKYARD, WHERE SHE WAS BUILT, TO FARM COVE. SHE REQUIRES FINAL FITTING OUT INCLUDING THE MOUNTING OF HER G
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1919-04. VIEW FROM FINE OFF THE STARBOARD QUARTER OF THE CRUISER HMAS BRISBANE (1). THE BRITISH WARSHIPS IN THE BACKGROUND, INCLUDING A 24 CLASS CONVOY SLOOP, INDICATE THAT THE PH
Halifax, Canada. c. 1924. The grave of 6390 Shipwright Albert Harry Davis Scott who died on 5 August 1924, aged 28. He died on board HMAS Adelaide while it was participating in the `World Cruise of H.
Members of the final crew of RAN anti-submarine frigate HMAS Queenborough, conduct a shipboard ceremony, lowering the flag as the ship pays off, probably at Garden, Island, Sydney. Queenborough was a
Exterior view of the No. 1 Guard tower and administration office at the RAN War Criminal Compound at an RAN shore base HMAS. Work on this RAN base commenced in August 1948. It was commissioned as HMAS
