HMAS Adelaide I

The Cross of Lorraine in the South Pacific

December 23, 2014

By Jim Craigie Following great reversals of fortune early in WW II the French nation was bitterly divided between those who wished to appease the Axis powers and those who desired

HMAS Adelaide Memorial Mast Restoration – Two for the Price of One

September 24, 2013

By Leyland Wilkinson HMAS Adelaide I was a 6 inch cruiser built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard. She was originally laid down in November 1915 but was not commissioned until August

Obituary: Lieutenant W E Allen RAN (Retd) 1899-2005

December 3, 2005

Lieutenant Evan Allen, who died aged 106, was the last veteran to serve in the Royal Australian Navy in both world wars, and the last man to have seen both

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Letters: HMAS Adelaide

September 27, 2005

Dear Sir, Congratulations on Graeme Andrews’ excellent and timely article on the “forgotten” cruiser, HMAS Adelaide. The front cover shows one of the 6″ Mark XII guns, not gun mounting

HMAS Adelaide 1918 – 1949

June 30, 2005

Although this obsolete light cruiser was not sent to the front line of any war zone in WW2, she was kept active and must be considered a lucky ship, as

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HMAS Adelaide I

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