Mr. Kim Beazley, Minister for Defence, announced the basing of patrol boats at a forward base at Port Hedland, WA. This never actually occurred and within ten years all patrol boats were permanently in Darwin or Cairns.
Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
Mr. Kim Beazley, Minister for Defence, announced the basing of patrol boats at a forward base at Port Hedland, WA. This never actually occurred and within ten years all patrol boats were permanently in Darwin or Cairns.