The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian destroyers leaving Albania for patrol duty in the Adriatic Sea. Two divisions, each containing three Australian ships, took turns to spend four days at a time on patrol; searching for enemy submarines and escorting troop transports were their main duties. Brindisi in Italy was the base for operations.
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
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
HMAS Yarra returning from a patrol in the Adriatic Sea to her base in Brindisi Harbour. The six ships of the Australian destroyer flotilla concentrated on searching for enemy submarines and escorting
The Australian destroyers arriving in the harbour in the Greek island capital. All six ships of the Australian destroyer flotilla (HMAS Huon, Parramatta, Swan, Torrens, Warrego and Yarra) patrolled t
Observers prepare to go aloft with the observation balloon attached to the destroyer HMAS Yarra. The trained observers looked for shadows that could indicate the presence of submarines; any submarine
A distant view of HMAS Yarra, showing the kite balloon lowered. Kite balloons carried observers in a suspended basket. The observers were trained to look for shadows that suggested the presence of s
