With the Australian White Ensign approaching its fiftieth anniversary on 1 March 2017 it is appropriate to reflect on the history of the revered ensign in its various forms with ...
HMAS Boonaroo
Australian Naval History on 9 October 1985
Service in HMA Ships SYDNEY, JEPARIT, and BOONAROO, (troop supply ships), was accepted as ‘war service’ in the Vietnam War, under the terms of the Repatriation Act. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 May 1967
HMAS BOONAROO, (ammunition supply ship), was paid off and returned to her owners. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 March 1967
HMAS BOONAROO departed Port Wilson, VIC, on her first and only voyage to South Vietnam. A general freighter of the Australian National Line (ANL) she had been commissioned nine days ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 1967
The Australian White Ensign was hoisted in all ships and establishments of the RAN. The British White Ensign had been used by the RAN since 1913. The supply ship HMAS ...