This article is an extract taken from the book entitled The Royal Australian Navy – Small Ships at War by the late Iris Nesdale. It is published here with the ...
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Nesdale, Iris · ·
Nesdale, Iris · ·
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.