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Sinking of HMAS TORRENS I

by Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

Having served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1916, latterly as a training platform for the Naval Reserve, HMAS TORRENS I was decommissioned and prepared as a target for Fleet Gunnery Practice. On 24 November 1930 Sam Hood recorded the sinking of TORRENS off Sydney Heads.

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The scuttling of HMAS TORRENS I
The scuttling of HMAS TORRENS I
The scuttling of HMAS TORRENS I
The scuttling of HMAS TORRENS I
The scuttling of HMAS TORRENS I
HMAS TORRENS being used as target practice
Sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
Seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS attending scuttling of HMAS TORRENS at disposal site
HMAS TORRENS I being used as a gunnery target off Sydney Heads
HMAS TORRENS I sinking off Sydney Heads
Royal Australian Navy officers and sailors watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
Naval officers and sailors of HMAS ANZAC watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
Naval officers and sailors of watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
Naval officers and sailors of watching the sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
The sinking of HMAS TORRENS I
View of unfinished Sydney Harbour Bridge aboard HMAS ANZAC
View of unfinished Sydney Harbour Bridge aboard HMAS ANZAC