Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/August 13

The first HMAS Huon (D-50) was a Royal Australian Navy River class torpedo boat destroyer. Huon was built in Sydney and was commissioned in December 1915. During World War I Huon first served with the British Far East Patrol at Borneo and Singapore. She later operated in the Mediterranean as part of the British 5th Destroyer Flotilla. Following the war Huon returned to Australia in May 1919 and paid off into reserve in August 1920. She was recommissioned from April 1921 to June 1922 and was based at Hobart for Naval Reserve training from September 1924 to May 1928. HMAS Huon paid off for the final time in June 1928 and was sunk as a target off Sydney in April 1931.