HMAS Perth, with machinery defects, was berthed at Malta from 14 to 17 January 1941.
The auxiliary minesweeper HMAS TOORIE was commissioned. TOORIE, (ex-SIR ARTHUR DORMAN), was laid down in Dorman Long, Sydney, in 1925. She was renamed in 1928 under Adelaide steamship ownership, and was requisitioned by the RAN in late 1940.
Australian Naval History on 14 January 1941
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