A great deal has been recorded concerning the more famous ships of the Royal Australian Navy which served during the Second World War. Nobody would deny that these vessels and ...
HMAS Matafele
Australian Naval History on 20 June 1944
HMAS MATAFELE was sunk. 4 officers, 20 ratings, and 13 native crew lost their lives. ADML Crutchley, USN, was appointed Officer in Tactical Command of a force of Australian and ...
Australian Naval History on 18 June 1944
RANVR officers serving with the RN, held the following commands:- 1 destroyer, 1 frigate, 2 corvettes, 1 submarine, 1 fleet minesweeper, 4 flotillas of tank landing craft, and miscellaneous vessels ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1943
HMAS MINDARI, (gunnery instruction centre), was commissioned at Woolloomooloo, Sydney. CMDR N. K. Calder, RAN, was appointed to OBE for dedicated service while commanding HMAS BUNGAREE in mine-laying operations in ...
Australian Naval History on 30 August 1942
HMA Ships ARUNTA, MATEFELE, and POTRERO towed the torpedoed transport MALAITA to shallow water in Basilisk Passage. ...