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HMAS Arunta I

Australian Naval History on 11 March 1944

On This Day · Mar 11, 1944 ·

HMAS ARUNTA, (destroyer), along with US destroyers, closed to 4000 yards to bombard Japanese positions at Seeadler Harbour, Manus Island. ...

Australian Naval History on 2 January 1944

On This Day · Jan 2, 1944 ·

HMA Ships ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), provided covering fire for the Allied landings at Saidor, New Guinea. ...

Australian Naval History on 26 December 1943

On This Day · Dec 26, 1943 ·

HMA Ships Australia (II) (Captain HB Farncomb, DSO, MVO, RAN), Shropshire (Captain JA Collins, CB, RAN), Arunta (I) (Commander AE Buchanan, RAN) and Warramunga (I) (Captain EFV Dechaineux, DSC, RAN) ...

Australian Naval History on 25 December 1943

On This Day · Dec 25, 1943 ·

A Japanese coastwatcher on Cape Ward Hunt reported TF74, HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, SHROPSHIRE, WARRAMUNGA, and ARUNTA, and US Ships HELM and RALPH TALBOT, heading towards Cape Gloucester.   ...

Australian Naval History on 15 December 1943

On This Day · Dec 15, 1943 ·

Engaged in Operation Dexterity, HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and SHROPSHIRE, (cruisers), ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), bombarded Japanese positions, while HMAS WESTRALIA landed troops at Arawe. ...

Australian Naval History on 29 November 1943

On This Day · Nov 29, 1943 ·

HMA Ships ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), with the US Ships RALPH TALBOT and HELM, bombarded Japanese positions at Gasmata. ...

Australian Naval History on 23 March 1943

On This Day · Mar 23, 1943 ·

Task Force 74 was constituted at Challenge Bay. It consisted of Task Group 74-1, HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and HOBART, (cruisers), and Task Group 74-2, HMA Ships ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), ...

Australian Naval History on 10 January 1943

On This Day · Jan 10, 1943 ·

The destroyer, HMAS ARUNTA, (CMDR J. C. Morrow, RAN), arrived at Darwin with 24 officers and 258 other ranks of Lancer Force, and 31 Portuguese evacuated from Betano Bay, Timor. ...

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 30 August 1942

On This Day · Aug 30, 1942 ·

HMA Ships ARUNTA, MATEFELE, and POTRERO towed the torpedoed transport MALAITA to shallow water in Basilisk Passage. ...

Australian Naval History on 29 August 1942

On This Day · Aug 29, 1942 ·

HMAS ARUNTA, (destroyer), sank the Japanese submarine RO33, off Port Moresby. CMDR J. C. Morrow, RAN, was awarded the DSC for the operation. He received the DSO, and was MID ...

Australian Naval History on 25 August 1942

On This Day · Aug 25, 1942 ·

HMA Ships AUSTRALIA and HOBART, (cruisers), were engaged in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. HMAS ARUNTA, (destroyer), was ordered out of Milne Bay prior to a Japanese attack. ...

Australian Naval History on 8 June 1942

On This Day · Jun 8, 1942 ·

HMA Ships ARUNTA, KALGOORLIE, ROCKHAMPTON, DOOMBA, MORESBY, BINGERA, YANDRA, KYBRA, and WHYALLA were assigned to convoy escort duties from Sydney as a result of the Japanese raid on Sydney Harbour. ...

Australian Naval History on 3 June 1942

On This Day · Jun 3, 1942 ·

At 2200 hours the Australian coastal steamer AGE, came under attack from gunfire from a Japanese submarine, near Norah Head, NSW. The ship reached Newcastle without being hit. At midnight ...

Australian Naval History on 30 April 1942

On This Day · Apr 30, 1942 ·

The Tribal class destroyer HMAS ARUNTA, (CMDR J. C. Morrow, DSO, RAN), was commissioned. ARUNTA was laid down at Cockatoo Island Dockyard on 15 November 1939, and launched on 30 ...

Australian Naval History on 30 November 1940

On This Day · Nov 30, 1940 ·

HMAS ARUNTA, (Tribal class destroyer), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney. ...

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