The auxiliary boom defence vessel HMAS KINCHELA, was commissioned. KINCHELA was laid down in 1914. She was requisitioned for the RAN, from her owners, The Macleay River Co-op SS Co Ltd, NSW, on 28 August 1942.
Australian Naval History on 28 August 1942
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