HMAS Kalgoorlie
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HMAS Kalgoorlie, named for the city of Kalgoorlie, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissio
HMAS Kalgoorlie in Sydney Harbour during World War II
HMAS Armidale (J240)
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HMAS Armidale, named for the then town of Armidale, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by t
HMAS Kalgoorlie
…Voyager, which had run aground at Betano Bay two days before. In early December, Kalgoorlie was involved in the search for survivors from her sister ship HMAS Armidale, which had been sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December. Kalgoorlie eventually recovered 49 of the survivors. In April 1943, the corvette returned to…
HMAS Armidale in Port Moresby Harbour, September 1942
This raft of Armidale survivors were not seen again after this photo was taken on 8 December 1942