HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), and the merchant ship SOMERSET, collided off Garden Island, Sydney. Damage to both vessels was slight. ...
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Australian Naval History on 20 November 1951
HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), launched the first of 10 air strikes against barracks and industrial plants at Hungnam, Korea. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 November 1951
The Battle class destroyer HMAS TOBRUK, (CMDR Richard I. Peek, RAN), destroyed a complete Communist freight train between Songjin and Chongjin, Korea. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 November 1951
The destroyer HMAS Tobruk (I) was in action off the east coast of Korea, engaging and destroying a North Korea supply train as it attempted to get past Tobruk’s patrol ...
Australian Naval History on 13 November 1951
Aircraft from HMAS Sydney (III) were in action spotting the fall of shot for the US Navy battleship USS New Jersey. Sydney completed her third patrol on this day, her ...
Australian Naval History on 5 November 1951
LEUT K. E. Clarkson, DFM, RAN, was killed in action when his aircraft failed to pull out of dive during an attack on North Korean transports. His death was the ...
Australian Naval History on 26 October 1951
Firefly fighter bombers from HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), attacked railway tunnels on the west coast of Korea. One aircraft was lost in the operation, and crashed close to Communist positions. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 October 1951
A Sea Fury piloted by LEUT C. M. Wheatley, RAN, (from HMAS SYDNEY, aircraft carrier), was hit by flak, and crashed into the sea of Chinnampo, South Korea. Wheatley was ...
Australian Naval History on 18 October 1951
Air strikes from HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), sank a flotilla of North Korean supply junks in the Yalu estuary, Korea. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 October 1951
HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), suffered damage in Typhoon Ruth off Sasebo, Japan. Six aircraft lashed to the flight deck were lost, and the ship sustained damage to sponsons and fittings. ...