Australia Station
Ship Date joined Date left Notes
Iris 25 March 1859 1861 Flagship between 25 March 1859 until 10 March 1860 . Undertook operations during First Taranaki War in New Zealand
Niger 25 March 1859 1860 Undertook operations during First Taranaki War
Pelorus May 1859 July 1862 Flagship between 10 March 1859 until July 1862 . Undertook operations during First Taranaki War
Fawn 30 October 1859 11 April 1863
Bramble 1859 May 1859 Tender to Squadron
Cordelia ( 1856 ) 1859 December 1860 Undertook operations during First Taranaki War
Elk 1859 1860 Undertook operations during First Taranaki War
Harrier ( 1854 ) December 1860 September 1864 Participated in rescue operation when HMS Orpheus was wrecked in Manukau Harbour , New Zealand , and was also grounded but was refloated . Undertook operations during Invasion of Waikato and also the Tauranga Campaign in New Zealand
Miranda December 1860 September 1864 Undertook operations during Invasion of Waikato and also the Tauranga Campaign in New Zealand
Pioneer ( 1856 ) March 1862 1863
Orpheus July 1862 7 February 1863 Flagship between July 1862 until 7 February 1863 . Was wrecked in Manukau Harbour with the loss of 189 seaman including Commander-in-chief , Australia Station Commodore William Farquharson Burnett . 70 crewman survived
Beatrice September 1862 1880 Jointly owned by Royal Navy and Colony of South Australia until purchased outright by South Australia in 1880 . Conducted survey operations around Northern Australia
Eclipse November 1862 1866 Undertook operations during Invasion of Waikato and also the Tauranga Campaign
Curacoa ( 1854 ) 20 April 1863 1866 Flagship from 20 April 1863 until May 1866 . Undertook operations during Invasion of Waikato and also the Tauranga Campaign
Hecate June 1863 1864 Conducted survey operations of Botany Bay , Moreton Bay and Brisbane River
Esk July 1863 2 July 1867 Undertook operations during Invasion of Waikato and also the Tauranga Campaign
Falcon December 1863 November 1867 Undertook operations during Invasion of Waikato and also the Tauranga Campaign
Salamander February 1864 4 July 1867 Conducted survey operations along Great Barrier Reef and between Wilsons Promontory and Port Phillip Bay
Brisk October 1864 1868 Provided escort for operations during Second Taranaki War , New Zealand
Challenger ( 1858 ) May 1866 1870 Flagship between May 1866 and 3 September 1870 . Conducted a punitive operation in 1866 against some Fijian natives
List of ships assigned to the Station
This is a list of ships that were assigned to the station between 1859 until 1913 . The Australian Squadron was replaced by the Royal Australian Navy Fleet when it sailed into Sydney Harbour on 4 October 1913 . [ 9 ]
The Australia Station was the British, and later Australian, naval command responsible for the waters around the Australian continent. Australia Station was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station, whose rank varied over time.