The destroyer HMAS NAPIER, (CAPT H. J. Buchanan, RAN), lost two seamen overboard when the destroyer rolled heavily and shipped a large sea off King Island, Bass Strait. The ship’s jolly boat was smashed in and a gun shield and guard rails were torn away. Three similar accidents were recorded in destroyers of this class in World War II.
Australian Naval History on 7 March 1945
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