The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of Commodore J A Collins taken in his office when Naval Officer-in-Charge; Western Australia. A graduate of the Naval College who held the post of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff before assuming command of HMAS Sydney. In the course of service in the Mediterranean area, HMAS Sydney and Captain Collins achieved fame by sinking the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni before proceeding to the Netherland East Indies where he became Assistant Chief of Staff to Admiral Layton USN and responsible for combined planning operations. Following withdrawal of Allied forces from this area, Collins returned to Australia aboard the corvette HMAS Burnie and subsequently became Naval Officer-in-Charge Western Australia.
The modified Leander class cruiser HMAS Sydney engaged in patrols and convoy escort duties in the Indian Ocean area after completing operations in the Mediterranean where she achieved fame by sinking
Captain J.A. Collins, Commanding officer of HMAS Sydney, congratulates his crew on their victory over the Italian Cruiser "Bartolomeo Colleoni" which was sunk by HMAS Sydney in an action off Crete. (N
Portrait of Commodore John Augustine Collins, CB, later Vice Admiral, KBE. In the early war years, Collins commanded HMAS 'Sydney' in the Mediterranean. Australians celebrated a great naval victory wh
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. CLEANING OPERATIONS IN THE RIGGING ABOARD HMAS SYDNEY AFTER DAMAGE IN THE SUCCESSFUL NAVAL ACTION AGAINST THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI.
Original Department of Information caption: "Male employees storing 8 inch naval shells in a shed on the wharf before they were loaded onto HMAS Sydney. These shells probably include those which sank
Original Department of Information caption: "Male employees storing 8 inch naval shells in a shed on the wharf before they were loaded onto HMAS Sydney. These shells probably include those which sank
