The examination vessel HMAS GERARD, was commissioned. GERARD, (as the schooner EDDA), was laid down in Kiel, Germany, in 1925. She was requisitioned for the RAN, from her owners, R Fricker & Co Ltd, Adelaide, on 5 April 1941.
Australian Naval History on 1 July 1941
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