HM Ships POPHAM and NEASHAM, (inshore minesweepers), were purchased for conversion to diving tenders.
Clearance Diving Team 3, (LEUT R.S. Blue, RAN), cleared 1040 tons of explosive ordnance from an area of 36 hectares at Dong Ha, Vietnam, between 24 March and 7 May. The task was made difficult by the presence of WWII Japanese and French shells.