HM Ships MARGUERITE, GERANIUM, and MALLOW, (sloops), swept for wartime mines off Cape Everard, VIC. One mine was swept and destroyed
Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
HM Ships MARGUERITE, GERANIUM, and MALLOW, (sloops), swept for wartime mines off Cape Everard, VIC. One mine was swept and destroyed
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.