HMAS Toomaree
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name: | Toomaree |
| History | |
 Australia
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| Name: | Toomaree |
| General characteristics | |
| Armament: | 1 .303 Vickers MG, 4 Depth charges |
HMAS Toomaree was a channel patrol boat operated by the Naval Auxiliary Patrol of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. During the attack on Sydney Harbour by the Imperial Japanese Navy on 31 May 1942, the Toomaree was sent to the east boom gate.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Gill, Royal Australian Navy, 1942–1945, p 66
References
- Gill, George Hermon (1968). "Australia's Coast Raided" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy, 1942–1945 (PDF). Australia in the War of 1939–1945, Series 2, Volume II. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. ISBN 0002174804. NLA registry number Aus 68–1798. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
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