TG74.1, HMA Ships SHROPSHIRE, HOBART, and ARUNTA, and US Ships HART and METCALF, concentrated at Tawitawi for the assault on Balikpapan. ...
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Australian Naval History on 23 June 1945
The Fremantle-based USS HARDHEAD, (submarine), sank the Japanese ships No.833, (shuttle boat), and Nos. 113 and 117, (submarine chasers), in the Java Sea. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 June 1945
HMAS ARUNTA, (destroyer), landed troops at Miri Lutong. HMA Ships DUBBO, KIAMA, and LITHGOW, (minesweepers), shelled Japanese positions on Bougainville. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 June 1945
LEUT E. M. Howitt, RANVR, was awarded the US Legion of Merit for services in the Philippines, while on loan and serving with US patrol boats. With his knowledge of ...
Australian Naval History on 19 June 1945
SBA Alec Hill was executed by the Japanese after being a POW since February 1945. SBA Hill was from HMAS Manoora which had arrived at Morotai in January 1945 and ...
Australian Naval History on 18 June 1945
HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), bombarded Japanese positions on Labuan Island. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 June 1945
LEUT W. J. Starkey, RAN, in HMAS LACHLAN, (frigate), piloted assault craft up the Padas River to attack Weston, in Brunei. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 June 1945
HMAS LACHLAN, (frigate), continued the survey and buoying of Brunei Bay. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 June 1945
CDRE J. A. Collins. CB, RAN, was appointed to command His Majesty’s Australian Squadron. His Flagship was HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser). HMAS WARREGO, (sloop), completed the survey of Wewak, New Guinea. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 June 1945
HMAS WARREGO, (sloop), bombarded Japanese troops and fortifications on Forok Point, east of Wewak, New Guinea. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 June 1945
The armament store-carrier HMAS MULCRA, was commissioned. MULCRA was laid down in Svendborg, Denmark, in 1925. She was requisitioned for the RAN from her owners, the Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd, ...
Australian Naval History on 10 June 1945
Dentists were first attached to destroyer flotillas in the RAN. HMA Ships SHROPSHIRE, HOBART, ARUNTA, LACHLAN, HAWKESBURY, BARCOO, WESTRALIA, MANOORA, and KANIMBLA, engaged in the invasion of Brunei. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 June 1945
HMAS Wollongong berthed at Port Kembla to visit her namesake city. Owing to the minimum depth of water at Wollongong, and to the regret of the local council, the corvette ...
Australian Naval History on 7 June 1945
HMAS LACHLAN, (frigate), surveyed and laid navigation buoys in Brunei Bay for the Australian invasion. During the operation LACHLAN placed buoys within 30 metres of the beach. HMS ALBATROSS, former ...
Australian Naval History on 4 June 1945
The stores carrier HMAS FALIE, (LCDR C. V. Wood, RANVR), departed Madang under the tow of the tug TANCRED. On 8 June TANCRED caught fire and was in danger of ...
Australian Naval History on 3 June 1945
HMAS COLAC, (minesweeper), was towed to Finschhafen, New Guinea, after suffering damage from Japanese shore batteries at Bougainville. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 May 1945
HMAS SWAN, (sloop), entered Boram Harbour, New Guinea, and carried out a bombardment of the Japanese occupied villages of Banahiton and Passam. HMAS COLAC, (minesweeper), destroyed a Japanese gun position ...
Australian Naval History on 25 May 1945
HMAS COLAC, (minesweeper), bombarded Japanese positions in Choiseul Bay, New Britain. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 May 1945
The services reconnaissance department (SRD) craft HMAS ANACONDA, (LEUT C. T. G. Haultain, RAN), was commissioned. HMAS COLAC, (minesweeper), arrived at Torokina, Bougainville, to disrupt Japanese barge traffic along the ...
Australian Naval History on 20 May 1945
HMAS NORMAN,(destroyer), took under tow HMS QUILLIAM, (destroyer), which was damaged in a collision with HMS INDOMITABLE, (aircraft carrier). HMAS KIAMA, (minesweeper), bombarded Japanese troop positions and installations on the ...
Australian Naval History on 19 May 1945
HMAS Adelaide recommissioned as a tender to the Sydney shore establishment HMAS Penguin. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 May 1945
HMAS COLAC, (minesweeper), towed the damaged ML427 off Moem Reef to Madang, (New Guinea). The motor launch had run aground on the reef two days before ...
Australian Naval History on 16 May 1945
HM Ships INDOMITABLE, (aircraft carrier), and QUILLIAM, (destroyer), collided off Okinawa. HMAS NORMAN, (destroyer), stood by to assist the damaged QUILLIAM. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 May 1945
HMA Ships SWAN, (sloop), BUNBURY, (corvette), and three motor launches, shelled Boram Point, Wewak, in support of Australian ground attacks. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 May 1945
On May 14, 1945 , while towing the 30-ton ketch STINGRAY from Coconut Island to Thursday Island , HMAS WATCHER , commanded by Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank Francis G. ...