The hulk of the former boom defence vessel HMAS Kuramia was towed by the corvette HMAS Wagga to a position 20 miles off Sydney Heads to be sunk by aircraft from HMAS Sydney. The third plane to attack scored a direct hit and sank the vessel.
Australian Naval History on 10 September 1953
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