Australian Naval History on 21 November 1947

On This Day · Nov 21, 1947 · Print This Page

Nine members of the crew of HMAS TARAKAN, (landing ship tank), were injured, when a box of fuses in a cargo of obsolete ammunition, being dumped off Sydney Heads, exploded.

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