The destroyer HMAS VENDETTA, (LEUT W. F. Cook, RAN), sloop, HMAS SWAN, (LCDR D. W. Hodges, RANR), frigate, HMAS BARCOO, (LCDR C. G. Hill, RANR), and ML802, (LEUT V. T. Shortus, RANVR), were designated to halt Japanese barge traffic, and provide bombardment support, in the Jacquinot Bay area.
Australian Naval History on 15 October 1944
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