HMAS Melbourne (1912)

HMAS Melbourne (1912)

HMAS "Melbourne" was a Town-class light cruiser laid down by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in England on 4 April 1911, launched on 30 May 1912 by Mrs. F. Braund, daughter of Mr. Barry Smith of Adelaide, and commissioned on 18 January 1913.

Operational History

She was involved in the pursuit of the German SMS|Emden|1906|6 in 1914, though it fell to HMAS|Sydney|1912|6 to bring that ship to action. "Melbourne" served on the North America and West Indies Stations from 1914 to 1916 before joining the Grand Fleet in the North Sea, where she remained for the remainder of the war.

"Melbourne" was paid off to reserve and laid up inactive at Sydney between 5 August 1919 and 14 April 1920 and again from 29 September 1924 to 8 October 1925. HMAS "Melbourne" sailed from Sydney for the United Kingdom on 9 February 1928, arrived at Portsmouth on 12 April 1928, paid off on 23 April 1928, was sold to the Alloa Shipbuilding Company of Rosyth in Scotland in December 1928 and broken up in 1929.

References

* SeaPower Centre - Australia [http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Melbourne_(I) HMAS Melbourne (I) Ship History]
* Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All The Worlds Fighting Ships, 1906-1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985), ISBN 0-85177-245-5


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