The Fremantle-based Dutch submarine ZWAARDFISCH, sank the German submarine U 168 off Java. The German submarine was transporting vital scientific equipment from Germany to Japan.
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The Fremantle-based Dutch submarine ZWAARDFISCH, sank the German submarine U 168 off Java. The German submarine was transporting vital scientific equipment from Germany to Japan.
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.