Australian Naval History on 17 January 1946

On This Day · Jan 17, 1946 · Print This Page

HMAS Cairns was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy at Brisbane and was renamed Ambon. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 6 April 1950 and renamed Banteng

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