HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), suffered damage in Typhoon Ruth off Sasebo, Japan. Six aircraft lashed to the flight deck were lost, and the ship sustained damage to sponsons and fittings. Mountainous seas and cyclonic winds swept SYDNEY’s deck.
Australian Naval History on 14 October 1951
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