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Australian Naval History on 14 April 1943

On This Day · Apr 14, 1943 ·

HMA Ships KAPUNDA, WAGGA, and WHYALLA, (minesweepers), fought off repeated attacks by 100 Japanese aircraft at Milne Bay, New Guinea. ...

Australian Naval History on 12 April 1943

David Stratton · Apr 12, 1943 ·

In New Guinea waters, an enemy formation of thirty-seven aircraft attacked MV Gorgon, one of the ships of a convoy being escorted by HMAS Kapunda. One of the planes was ...

Australian Naval History on 11 April 1943

On This Day · Apr 11, 1943 ·

The Japanese submarine I-177 torpedoed the Yugoslav merchant ship RECINA, 19 miles off Cape Howe. Nine survivors were picked up by HMAS MORESBY, (survey ship). The minesweeper HMAS PIRIE, (LCDR ...

Australian Naval History on 3 April 1943

On This Day · Apr 3, 1943 ·

HMAS STAWELL, (minesweeper), was launched at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC. ...

Australian Naval History on 24 March 1943

On This Day · Mar 24, 1943 ·

The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS FREMANTLE, (LEUT A. N. Boulton, RANR(S)), was commissioned. FREMANTLE was laid down in Evans Deakin Yard, Brisbane, on 11 February 1942, and launched on ...

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 22 March 1943

On This Day · Mar 22, 1943 ·

The Bathurst class minesweeper (corvette), HMAS GLADSTONE, (LEUT J. W. Penny RANR(S)), was commissioned. GLADSTONE, was laid down in Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, on 4 August 1942, and launched on ...

Australian Naval History on 21 March 1943

On This Day · Mar 21, 1943 ·

HMAS QUICKMATCH, (destroyer), escorted the former RAN seaplane carrier, HMS ALBATROSS from Durban to Madagascar. ...

Australian Naval History on 20 March 1943

On This Day · Mar 20, 1943 ·

The examination vessel HMAS ELLAN, was commissioned. ELLAN was laid down in 1942, and requisitioned from her owner W. F. Hobson, Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 11 March 1943

David Stratton · Mar 11, 1943 ·

Superintending Sister Annie Ina Laidlaw was appointed RANNS Matron ...

Australian Naval History on 1 March 1943

On This Day · Mar 1, 1943 ·

Stoker Cecil Stokes of HMAS PERTH, dies from Malaria on the Thai Burma Railway. He was the first PERTH survivor to succumb to disease and ill treatment during the construction ...

Australian Naval History on 20 February 1943

On This Day · Feb 20, 1943 ·

HMAS GASCOYNE, (frigate), was launched at Mort’s Dock, Sydney, and HMAS ATARAT, (minesweeper), was launched at Evans Deakin, QLD. ARARAT was the only Australian minesweeper to bear a ‘K’ pennant ...

Australian Naval History on 12 February 1943

On This Day · Feb 12, 1943 ·

CMDR G. G. O. Gatacre, DSC, RAN, was awarded a Bar to the DSC for conspicuous gallantry while serving in HMAS AUSTRALIA during the Battle of the Solomon Islands. LEUT ...

Australian Naval History on 10 February 1943

On This Day · Feb 10, 1943 ·

HMAS WARRAMUNGA, (Tribal class destroyer), picked up survivors from the merchant-ship STARR KING, torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-21 east of Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 8 February 1943

On This Day · Feb 8, 1943 ·

HMA Ships TOWNSVILLE and MILDURA, (corvettes), were escorting a convoy when the Japanese submarine I-21, (CAPT Matsumura), torpedoed the Australian merchant ship IRON KNIGHT, off Montague Island, NSW. Some survivors ...

Australian Naval History on 5 February 1943

On This Day · Feb 5, 1943 ·

Reverend L. N. Kentish, Methodist missionary, was executed by Japanese troops on Dobo Island in the Arafura Sea. The Japanese rescued Kentish from the sea after HMAS PATRICIA CAM was ...

Australian Naval History on 2 February 1943

On This Day · Feb 2, 1943 ·

HMAS MANOORA returned to service after conversion from an armed merchant cruiser to a landing ship, infantry. HMAS WHYALLA, (minesweeper), bombarded Japanese fortifications at McLaren Harbour, New Guinea. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 February 1943

On This Day · Feb 1, 1943 ·

HMS WELSHMAN, (minelayer), was sunk off Crete. LCDR L. Gellatly, DSC, RAN was serving in the ship when she was lost, but he survived the sinking. He had been awarded ...

Australian Naval History on 29 January 1943

On This Day · Jan 29, 1943 ·

HMAS KURU, (patrol vessel), rescued 16 survivors of HMAS PATRICIA CAM from Marchinbar Island in the Arafura Sea. ...

Australian Naval History on 28 January 1943

On This Day · Jan 28, 1943 ·

The examination vessel HMAS JOHN OXLEY was commissioned. JOHN OXLEY was laid down in Bow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley, Scotland, in 1927, and requisitioned from her owners, the Queensland Government ...

Australian Naval History on 26 January 1943

On This Day · Jan 26, 1943 ·

HMAS Abraham Crijnssen while escorting a Sydney bound convoy through Bass Strait, Crijnssen in company with the corvette HMAS Bundaberg made a firm ASDIC contact displaying all the characteristics of ...

Australian Naval History on 23 January 1943

On This Day · Jan 23, 1943 ·

The examination vessel HMAS MATTHEW FLINDERS was commissioned. MATTHEW FLINDERS was laid down in Fleming & Ferguson Ltd, Paisley, Scotland, in 1914. She was requisitioned by the RAN from the ...

Australian Naval History on 22 January 1943

On This Day · Jan 22, 1943 ·

The Japanese submarine I-21 torpedoed the merchant ship PETER H BURNETT 420 miles east of Sydney. The destroyer USS ZANE, and corvettes HMAS DELORAINE and HMAS GYMPIE, were sent to ...

Australian Naval History on 15 January 1943

On This Day · Jan 15, 1943 ·

Stoker G. H. McCredie and Steward R. Smith, of HMAS PERTH, died of wounds following the bombing of the POW ships MIKITIEI MARU and MOJI MARU by Allied planes in ...

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. ...

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