The tug HMAS WATO, was commissioned. WATO was laid down in J. T. Ettingham & Co in 1904 for the Adelaide Steam Tug Co, and served with the RN in WWI. She was requisitioned for the RAN on 11 May 1941.
Australian Naval History on 11 May 1941
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