HMAS Encounter was a second-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy. She was built by HM Dockyard Devonport and completed at the end of 190
HMAS Encounter at Vavaʻu, Tonga in April 1911
Portside view HMAS Encounter
Encounter's ship's cat sitting in the muzzle of a 6-inch gun
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. The professional head of the RAN is the Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Matthew Buckley. The Chief of Navy is also jointly re
HMAS Encounter (1902)
…HMAS Encounter was a second-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built by HM Dockyard Devonport and completed at the end of 1905. Encounter spent the first six years of her career operating with the…
RAN Wessex helicopter in 1962
A female RAN sailor in 2016. Women serve in the RAN in combat roles and at sea.
Royal Australian Navy sailors from HMAS Sydney during Operation Northern Trident 2009
HMAS Canberra, Canberra class