The Royal Austrian Navy in WWI (Part III)

The HMS Daffodil pushing the HMS Vindictive against the Mole at Zeebrugge, while the landing party, including crew members of HMAS Australia, charge up the gangplanks.

In this third and final episode on the Royal Australian Navy in the Great War, we follow HMAS Pioneer on her patrol off German East Africa. Then we turn to the main theatre of the war, the North Sea. The HMAS Australia, HMAS Sydney and HMAS Melbourne joined in the blockade of Germany and for some members of Australia's crew, the opportunity to take part in a raid which would set the formula for Commando units in the next war.

HMAS Australia launching aircraft off planking mounted to her echelon gun turret. The precursor to the modern aircraft carrier.