The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Torpedomen 5778 George Fredrick Bloy, born in Ararat, Victoria (on tube) and 3455 Francis Russell Lahay, born in Lambton, NSW, stand by to fire a torpedo during torpedo practice on the destroyer HMAS Swan. With the other five Australian destroyers, HMAS Swan was engaged in patrol duty in the Adriatic beween October 1917 and October 1918.
Rectangular rose gold locket with miniature enamelled 'Rising Sun' badge attached to the front. The locket opens on all four sides and is held together by the suspension ring at the top. The inside of
A boat crew from the destroyer HMAS Swan recovers a practice torpedo after torpedo drill off the Italian port of Brindisi. The smoke is from a Holmes Light, placed in the nose of the torpedo to facil
Four crew members from HMAS Torrens set off in a rowboat to recover a practice torpedo during a gunnery exercise. The ship was engaged in patrol duty in the Adriatic Sea, along with the other five sh
Unidentified seamen cleaning torpedoes on board the destroyer HMAS Swan at a port in Albania. With the other five Australian destroyers, HMAS Swan was engaged in patrols of the Adriatic Sea in 1917-1
The Australian destroyers HMAS Huon, HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Torrens enter the harbour of the Greek island capital. The ships of the Australian destroyer flotilla were engaged on patrol duty around
The Australian destroyers return to their base at Brindisi, Italy after patrol duty. All six ships of the Australian destroyer flotilla (HMAS Huon, Parramatta, Swan, Torrens, Warrego and Yarra) patro
Aboard the destroyer HMAS Swan during a patrol. From September 1917 to October 1918 the six Australian destroyers carried out patrols of the Adriatic Sea to block the passage of enemy warships and su
