HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), was withdrawn from duties in northern New Guinea waters, and returned to Sydney for repairs. ...
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Australian Naval History on 29 May 1944
The German submarine U181 sank the Australian merchant ship NELLORE, in the Indian Ocean. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 May 1944
HMA Ships GOULBURN and GYMPIE, (minesweepers), bombarded Japanese positions at Bunabun Harbour, in preparation for an Allied landing. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 May 1944
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, SHROPSHIRE, ARUNTA, and WARRAMUNGA, were involved in the Allied landing at Biak, New Guinea. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 May 1944
The Fremantle-based USS CABRILLA, (submarine), sank the Japanese transport SANYO MARU, in Macassar Strait. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 May 1944
The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS PARKES, was commissioned. PARKES was laid down at Evans Deakin Yard, Brisbane, on 16 March 1943, and launched on 3 October 1943. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 May 1944
The Fremantle-based US Submarines GURNARD, LAPON, and RATON, sank four Japanese ships. GURNARD torpedoed the tanker TATEKAWA MARU, off Mindanao; LAPON torpedoed the transports WALES MARU and BIZEN MARU, off ...
Australian Naval History on 22 May 1944
Task Force 74, which consisted of HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, SHROPSHIRE, ARUNTA, and WARRAMUNGA, and the US Navy vessels MULLANY and AMMEN, withdrew to Humboldt Bay, (New Guinea), to refuel, after ...
Australian Naval History on 17 May 1944
HMA Ships QUIBERON, NAPIER and NEPAL, (destroyers), were involved in Operation Transom. This was the attack mounted by Allied aircraft and surface units on Japanese oil installations at Surabaya. HMA ...
Australian Naval History on 16 May 1944
HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), bombarded Sawar Airfield, Dutch New Guinea. ...