The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The destroyer HMAS Swan (right) drawing alongside the SS Esturia. The Esturia acted as parent ship providing oil and other supplies for the second division of the Australian destroyer flotilla (HMAS Swan, HMAS Torrens and HMAS Huon) while the destroyers were based in Sandakan, British North Borneo, and patrolling the Malay Archipelago. The three destroyers underwent refitting in Singapore in June 1917 before making their way to European waters with their three sister ships, HMAS Warrego, HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Yarra.
The destroyer HMAS Torrens leaving Cocos Island en route for patrol duty in the Adriatic Sea. The two divisions of the Australian destroyer flotilla were united here for the first time during their s
A torpedo being fired from the destroyer HMAS Huon. With HMAS Swan and HMAS Torrens, the Huon was patrolling the Malay Archipelago. The base for the destroyers was Sandakan in British Borneo.
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 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
An Australian destroyer escorting a convoy. At the outbreak of the First World War the Australian Squadron had three 700 ton destroyers: HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Yarra and HMAS Warrego. Three more, the
BRINDISI, ITALY. 1917. RAN "RIVER" CLASS DESTROYER FLOTILLA AT ANCHOR IN THE HARBOUR, BELOW DEFISA CASTLE. LEFT TO RIGHT: HMAS PARRAMATTA (55), YARRA (79), HUON (50), SWAN (61), WARREGO (70) AND A BRI
