The late Arthur Lunan maintained a diary of his service in the RAN from 1941 to 1946. His brother-in-law William Moody digitised this and added some family photographs. William and ...
HMAS Cootamundra
HMAS Barcoo
HMAS BARCOO was one of the eight Australian built River Class anti-submarine frigates laid down during the Second World War. All except Barwon and Macquarie saw active service in the ...
Australian Naval History on 1 February 1962
HMAS COOTAMUNDRA, (minesweeper), was sold out of service for breaking up. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 June 1959
HMAS Cootamundra paid off. Declared for disposal on 27 September 1961, she was sold to Banks Bros & Street on 28 March 1962 ...
Australian Naval History on 6 May 1958
HMA Ships SWAN, COOTAMUNDRA, FREMANTLE, and WARREGO, commenced a detailed survey of the Timor Sea. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 September 1945
The Japanese surrender of Kairiru and Muschu islands was signed on board ML805. HMA Ships GLENELG, COOTAMUNDRA, JUNEE, and LATROBE, (minesweepers), embarked liberated POW’s at Ambon, and transported them to ...
Australian Naval History on 8 September 1945
HMAS VENDETTA transported 28 released European POW’s from Rabaul to Madang, for repatriation to Australia. The surrender of Dutch Borneo by the Japanese was accepted on board HMAS Burdekin by ...
Australian Naval History on 4 August 1943
Japanese bombers attacked HMAS COOTAMUNDRA, (corvette), and the merchant ship MACUMBA, off Thursday Island. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1943
The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS COOTAMUNDRA, (LEUT G.A. Johns, RANR(S)), was commissioned. COOTAMUNDRA was laid down at Poole & Steel Yard, Sydney, on 20 February 1942, and launched on ...
Australian Naval History on 3 December 1942
HMAS COOTAMUNDRA, (minesweeper), was launched at Poole & Steel’s Yard, Sydney. On the same day HMAS PIRIE was launched at Whyalla, SA. ...