HMS NARVIK, (LST), departs Fremantle bound for the Monte Bello Islands, off the north western coast of Australia, in support of the British atomic tests, (Operation Hurricane), conducted there during May. A number of Australian ships, including HMAS HAWKESBURY, (frigate), were also involved.
Australian Naval History on 22 April 1952
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