The services reconnaissance department (SRD) craft HMAS RIVER SNAKE, (LEUT J. P. Gowling, RAN), was commissioned at Fremantle.
HMAS WARREGO, (sloop), completed a survey of Lingayen Gulf in preparation for the landing.
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The services reconnaissance department (SRD) craft HMAS RIVER SNAKE, (LEUT J. P. Gowling, RAN), was commissioned at Fremantle.
HMAS WARREGO, (sloop), completed a survey of Lingayen Gulf in preparation for the landing.