In the period 24 April to 3 May, HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), transported 1937 soldiers, and 90 tons of stores, in support of the Australian advance from Langemark to Madang, New ...
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Australian Naval History on 26 April 1944
HMAS BUNDABERG, (minesweeper), attacked Japanese positions on Sek Island, (off Madang). All the ship’s armament was used in the attack. A landing party made up of soldiers, and some of ...
Australian Naval History on 25 April 1944
HMA Ships VENDETTA, (destroyer), and BUNDABERG, (corvette), provided close support to troops in the capture of Madang, New Guinea. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 April 1944
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, SHROPSHIRE, ARUNTA, and WARRAMUNGA provided covering fire for the landing of troops from the Australian landing ships WESTRALIA, MANOORA, and KANIMBLA, at Humboldt Bay, near Hollandia in ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 1944
HMA Ships NAPIER, NEPAL, NIZAM, QUICKMATCH, and QUIBERON, (destroyers), operated as part of the British Pacific Fleet in the attack on Sabang, (Operation Cockpit), by carrier-borne aircraft. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 April 1944
The Fremantle-based USS REDFIN, (submarine), sank the Japanese destroyer AKIGUMO, off Zamboanga, in the Philippines. The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS JUNEE, was commissioned. JUNEE was laid down at Poole ...
Australian Naval History on 31 March 1944
HMA Ships NAPIER, NORMAN, NEPAL, and QUIBERON, (destroyers), and HM ships QUALITY and QUEENBOROUGH, participated in Operation Diplomat, the reinforcing of the British Eastern Fleet. HMA Submarine K9, formerly the ...
Australian Naval History on 27 March 1944
The Bathurst class minesweeper, (corvette), HMAS STRAHAN, was commissioned. STRAHAN was laid down in the State Dockyard, Newcastle, NSW, on 19 October 1942, and launched on 12 July 1943. The ...
Australian Naval History on 26 March 1944
The Coastwatcher’s Navy in far northern waters consisted of, HMAS PALUMA and HDML 1321, commanded respectively by the brothers SBLT P. Palmer, RANVR, and SBLT E. Palmer, RANVR. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 March 1944
Manus Island was captured by the Allies. Seeadler Harbour was developed as a major naval base and by September 1944 it rivalled Pearl Harbour. It was equipped with a 100,000 ...
Australian Naval History on 24 March 1944
The Fremantle based USS BOWFIN, (submarine), sank the Japanese transports SHINKYO MARU and BENGAL MARU. An explosion and fire onboard the Fairmile motor launch, HMAS ML 427, caused the deaths ...
Australian Naval History on 22 March 1944
HMA Ships AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), and ARUNTA, (destroyer), with the USS MULLANY, (destroyer), carried out a sweep of the New Guinea coast east of Tanahmerah Bay and destroyed a number of ...
Australian Naval History on 14 March 1944
HMAS SHEPPARTON, (minesweeper), landed troops at Talasea, New Britain. HMAS BENALLA, (minesweeper), surveyed Seeadler Harbour, Manus Island, while under enemy gunfire. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 March 1944
HMAS ARUNTA, (destroyer), along with US destroyers, closed to 4000 yards to bombard Japanese positions at Seeadler Harbour, Manus Island. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 March 1944
CAPT E. F. V. Dechaineux, RAN, assumed command of HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser). ...
Australian Naval History on 4 March 1944
HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), and US Ships NASHVILLE, PHOENIX, DALY, and HUTCHINS, destroyed Japanese guns on Hauwei Island, near Hollandia, New Guinea. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 March 1944
The destroyer, HMAS WARRAMUNGA, (CAPT E. F. V. Dechaineux, RAN), and the US Ships AMMEN and WELLES, shelled Japanese targets in Hyane Harbour, Manus Island. Later in the day all ...
Australian Naval History on 2 March 1944
RADM V. Crutchley, VC, RN, commanding Task Force 74 was ordered to position his ships north and northwest of the Admiralty Islands for the attack on Hyane Harbour. HMAS WARRAMUNGA, ...
Australian Naval History on 29 February 1944
HMA Ships SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyer), were units of the covering force for the American landings in the Admiralty Islands. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 February 1944
The fleet tug HMAS SPRIGHTLY, was commissioned. SPRIGHTLY was laid down in Levingston Shipbuilding Co, Orange, Texas, USA, on 6 June 1942, and launched on 7 August 1942. She was ...
Australian Naval History on 17 February 1944
ADML Royle, (First Naval Member), accompanied by Mr. Essington Lewis, (Director General of Munitions), boarded HMAS WARRAMUNGA at Milne Bay for a front-line tour of Buna, Langemak, and Lae. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 February 1944
HMAS Larrakia was paid off. As she was no longer required by the Northern Territory administration the vessel was subsequently sold, on 3 April 1946, to a Mr Cochron ...
Australian Naval History on 11 February 1944
HMA Ships IPSWICH and LAUNCESTON and HMIS JUMNA, sank the Japanese submarine RO-110, 20 miles south-east of Vizagapatam. RO-110 had torpedoed the merchant ship ASPHALION but was quickly tracked by ...
Australian Naval History on 10 February 1944
HMAS STUART, (destroyer), was taken in hand by Garden Island Naval Dockyard for conversion to a fast transport. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 February 1944
LEUT B.M. MacFarlane, RANVR along with LEUT Jack MARSDEN RANVR was lost when midget submarine X-22 was rammed and sunk by HMS SYRTIS during exercises in Pentland Forth, Scotland. LEUT ...