The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A boat pulls off from HMAS Melbourne to search an alleged American schooner off New York. Along with HMAS Sydney, HMAS Melbourne was taking part in a series of patrols off Long Island and New York harbour, and around the West Indies. The northern patrol was far more difficult, as the squadron had to cruise open ocean and to guard against the escape of a far greater number of enemy merchant vessels (91 between Cartagena in Colombia and Boston, Massachusetts) than on the Caribbean patrol (38). Moreover, the ports in the United States were controlled by a neutral power whose people had divided loyalties, while in the West Indies most ports were under Allied control.
Stuffed alligators, a souvenir of time spent in the Caribbean, posed on the deck of HMAS Melbourne. Along with HMAS Sydney, Melbourne was serving with the North American and West Indies Squadron, whi
A Dutch schooner salvaged by HMAS Melbourne near Barbados. For a 16 month period between 1915 and 1916, HMAS Melbourne was engaged in alternate patrols, one around the Caribbean and the other off Lon
Local people coaling HMAS Melbourne in the Windward Islands using large baskets carried on their heads. Along with HMAS Sydney, Melbourne was serving with the North American and West Indies Squadron,
Group portrait of band members from HMAS Melbourne during a visit ashore. Along with HMAS Sydney, HMAS Melbourne was serving with the North American and West Indies Squadron. The ships alternated be
Group portrait of unidentified crew members from HMAS Melbourne, in costume for a theatrical entertainment ashore. Along with HMAS Sydney, HMAS Melbourne was serving with the North American and West
Crew members from HMAS Sydney take time off to relax at the water's edge; a few are swimming. The ship was patrolling the Caribbean to prevent the escape of merchant ships that were sheltering in en
