HMAS Hawkesbury transferred to the operational control of the Fourth Task Force of the Royal Navy as a unit of the First Frigate Squadron (Senior Officer in HMAS Shoalhaven). The next three months were spent on operations in support of first British atomic test in the Monte Bello Islands. Hawkesbury’s conducted security patrols in the prohibited areas, and served as a despatch vessel between Onslow and the area of operations.
Australian Naval History on 31 July 1952
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