HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and HOBART, (cruisers), were engaged in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.
HMAS ARUNTA, (destroyer), was ordered out of Milne Bay prior to a Japanese attack.
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Preserving Australia's Naval History
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and HOBART, (cruisers), were engaged in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.
HMAS ARUNTA, (destroyer), was ordered out of Milne Bay prior to a Japanese attack.
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.