HMAS Maroubra
Sinking of HMAS Maroubra
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History | |
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Australia | |
Name | Maroubra |
Owner | Australian Petroleum Company Ltd |
Launched | 1930 |
Australia (RAN) | |
Name | Maroubra |
Commissioned | 21 September 1942 |
Fate | Sunk on 10 May 1943 |
General characteristics |
HMAS Maroubra (FY.40/MR) was a cutter[citation needed] operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. She was launched in 1930 by Norman Wright, Brisbane. The ship was requisitioned by the RAN on 30 July 1942. She was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Millingimbi, Northern Territory on 10 May 1943.
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Categories:
- 1930 ships
- Patrol vessels of the Royal Australian Navy
- Shipwrecks of the Northern Territory
- Ships sunk by Japanese aircraft
- Australian naval ship stubs