The Australian trawler MILLIMUMU sank after striking a German mine on the south coast of NSW.
HMAS TOOWOOMBA, (minesweeper), was launched at Walker’s Yard, QLD. The vessel was transferred in 1946 to the Netherlands Navy, and renamed BOEROE.
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The Australian trawler MILLIMUMU sank after striking a German mine on the south coast of NSW.
HMAS TOOWOOMBA, (minesweeper), was launched at Walker’s Yard, QLD. The vessel was transferred in 1946 to the Netherlands Navy, and renamed BOEROE.
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.