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Australian Naval History on 10 October 1942

On This Day · Oct 10, 1942 ·

The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS PIRIE, (LCDR C. F. Mills, RAN), was commissioned. PIRIE was laid down in Broken Hill Pty Co’s Yard, Whyalla, SA, on 19 May 1941, ...

Australian Naval History on 9 October 1942

On This Day · Oct 9, 1942 ·

HMAS NIZAM and HMS FOXHOUND, (destroyers), picked up survivors from the Dutch ship GAASTERKERK, torpedoed off Cape Town by German submarines. ...

Australian Naval History on 8 October 1942

On This Day · Oct 8, 1942 ·

Coastwatcher LEUT R. Woodroffe, RANR, was believed executed by the Japanese on Amir Island. HMAS NIZAM and HMS FOXHOUND, (destroyers), picked up survivors from the Greek ship KOUMOUNDOUROS, torpedoed off ...

Australian Naval History on 7 October 1942

On This Day · Oct 7, 1942 ·

The first Australian-built Fairmile motor launch, ML 813, was launched at Lars Halvorsen Yard, Sydney.   ...

Australian Naval History on 5 October 1942

On This Day · Oct 5, 1942 ·

The auxiliary minesweeper HMAS MARY CAM, was commissioned. MARY CAM, (as JOHN FISSER), was laid down in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1918. She was requisitioned for the RAN, from her owners, ...

Australian Naval History on 3 October 1942

On This Day · Oct 3, 1942 ·

RAN rates of pay were increased. They were:- Able Seaman, 8s 6d per day;Chief Petty Officer, 12s 6d per day; Midshipman, 7s 6d per day; Sub-Lieutenant, 12s 6d per day; ...

Australian Naval History on 30 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 30, 1942 ·

A Board of Inquiry into the loss of HMAS CANBERRA delivered its report to the Australian Government. It found CANBERRA was not in a state of readiness when attacked by ...

Australian Naval History on 29 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 29, 1942 ·

HMAS NIZAM, (destroyer), and aircraft, participating in Operation Stream-Line-Jane, intercepted the Vichy French ship AMIRAL PIERRE, off Lourenco Marques The vessel was scuttled on 30 September. ...

Australian Naval History on 28 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 28, 1942 ·

Coastwatcher LEUT W.J. Read, RANVR, signalled from Buka Passage:- “A ship, which may be a cruiser and probably another, entered Kessa 1 pm, believe from the north. Heavy destroyer and ...

Australian Naval History on 27 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 27, 1942 ·

HMA Ships WARRNAMBOOL, and KALGOORLIE, (corvettes), arrived back in Darwin, NT, after rescuing the ship’s company of HMAS VOYAGER, (destroyer), from Betano Bay. Some were wounded, but not a man ...

Australian Naval History on 24 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 24, 1942 ·

HMAS NIZAM, (destroyer), captured the French Vichy vessel MARECHAL GALLIENI in the Mozambique Channel. LEUT V. Cohen, RANVR, sailed the ship as a prize to Durban. ...

Australian Naval History on 23 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 23, 1942 ·

HMAS STUART re-embarked the Australian 2/10th Battalion, and eight Japanese POWs, from Normanby Island. The prisoners were survivors of the Japanese destroyer YAYOI, sunk off the island by American bombers ...

Australian Naval History on 22 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 22, 1942 ·

HMAS GLENELG, (minesweeper), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. HMAS STUART, (destroyer), landed the Australian 2/lOth Battalion on Normanby Island, New Guinea. ...

Australian Naval History on 21 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 21, 1942 ·

The cutter HMAS MAROUBRA, was commissioned. MAROUBRA was laid down in Brisbane in 1930. She was requisitioned for the RAN, from her owners, the Australian Petroleum Co Ltd, on 20 ...

Australian Naval History on 17 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 17, 1942 ·

The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS INVERELL, was commissioned. INVERELL was laid down in Mort’s Dock, Sydney, on 6 December 1941, and launched on 2 May 1942. ...

Australian Naval History on 14 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 14, 1942 ·

The Q class destroyer HMAS QUICKMATCH, (CMDR R. Rhoades, RAN), was commissioned at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. LEUT R. H. E. Kerruish, RAN, was navigator of HMS COVENTRY, ...

Australian Naval History on 13 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 13, 1942 ·

ML 352, (LEUT R. G. Worledge, RANVR), picked up survivors from damaged landing craft during an assault by Royal Marine Commandos on Mersa Sciause, near Tobruk. ...

Australian Naval History on 12 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 12, 1942 ·

The hulk of HMAS ENCOUNTER, (cruiser), was scuttled off Sydney. The Bathurst class minesweeper HMAS BUNDABERG, (LCDR N. D. Pixley, RANR), was commissioned. BUNDABERG was laid down in Evans Deakin ...

Australian Naval History on 10 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 10, 1942 ·

Engaged in Operation Stream-Line-Jane, HMAS NAPIER, (destroyer), entered the Vichy-French port of Morandava, in Madagascar, and landed 50 commandos. The landing was made in a violent thunderstorm, which enabled the ...

Australian Naval History on 9 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 9, 1942 ·

The 7th Destroyer Flotilla, HMA Ships NAPIER, NIZAM, NORMAN, and NEPAL, joined the assault forces for the invasion of Madagascar. The former RAN seaplane carrier, ALBATROSS, was in the naval ...

Australian Naval History on 8 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 8, 1942 ·

The British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, announced that the cruiser HMS SHROPSHIRE would be transferred to the RAN, as a replacement for HMAS CANBERRA, lost in the Battle of Savo ...

Australian Naval History on 7 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 7, 1942 ·

The Bathurst class minesweeper HMAS ECHUCA, was commissioned. ECHUCA was laid down in Williamstown Naval Dockyard on 22 February 1941, and launched on 17 January 1942. Lady Royle. HrMs Tromp ...

Australian Naval History on 6 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 6, 1942 ·

HMAS ARUNTA escorted the freighter ANSHUN and the hospital ship MANUNDA into Milne Bay. ARUNTA departed the bay at 1500 to screen other ships, and that night a Japanese naval ...

Australian Naval History on 1 September 1942

On This Day · Sep 1, 1942 ·

Australian Coastwatchers LEUT A. F. Kyle, DSC, RANVR, and SBLT G. M. W. Benham, DSC, RANVR, were believed executed by the Japanese in New Ireland. The two officers had radioed ...

Australian Naval History on 31 August 1942

On This Day · Aug 31, 1942 ·

RADM G. C. Muirhead-Gould, Flag Officer-in-Charge, Sydney, presided over the Board of Inquiry into the loss of HMAS CANBERRA, (cruiser). Muirhead-Gould also served on the Boards which inquired into the ...

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Naval Historical Review: June 2007
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The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images  of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.

Articles from this Edition

  • Book Review: The Royal Australian Navy – a History
  • Further Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle, 1941
  • Gascoyne to the Rescue On Christmas Day 1944
  • HMAS Adelaide – Boarding Party, Persian Gulf 2004
  • HMAS Quickmatch – Medical Rescue – 1944
  • Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers
  • Leadership: Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto
  • Letters: Followup on Singapore Naval Base