Australian Naval History on 28 March 1943

On This Day · Mar 28, 1943 · Print This Page

Australian transports BANTAM and MASAYA were sunk by Japanese dive bombers at Oro Bay, New Guinea. BANTAM was later salvaged and towed to Sydney.

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