ON TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2002, a commemorative service was held in Darwin to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. Before the Cenotaph, former Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen ...
HMAS Tolga
Naval Action at Darwin – 19 February 1942
Australian Naval History on 18 November 1994
HMAS Kanimbla II arrived in Sydney for the first time after commissioning in the United States. ...
RAN Minesweepers and Minehunters
The Attack on Darwin – A Pictorial Record
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1946
The total number of gallantry awards made to RAN personnel between 3 September 1939, and 30 April 1946, was 1107. This number included 28 awards bestowed by the USA, four ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1946
HMAS TOLGA, (auxiliary minesweeper), was scuttled in New Guinea waters “because she had deteriorated so badly it was considered dangerous to attempt to run her home”. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 March 1946
HMAS TOLGA, (auxiliary minesweeper), was scuttled off New Guinea by HMAS CONDAMINE. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 December 1940
HMAS WATERHEN, (destroyer), collided with, and sank, HMS BANDOLERO, (anti-submarine trawler), off Sollum, Libya. Damage to WATERHEN required a month in dock to repair. HMAS VOYAGER, (destroyer), captured the 190 ...