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ML 807

Details:

Title

ML 807,

Collection

WWII Military Units, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Location

Darwin Harbour,

Nation of service

Australia,

Service

Navy,

Service branch

Fairmile Ship,

Unit

ML 807,

Date arrived in NT

1944,

Honours and awards

Battle Honour, Pacific 1941-1945,

History

ML 807 was attached to HMAS Melville. She was one of the ships engaged in irregular operations to Timor with Operation Adder. It was the practice to refuel at Snake Bay on Melville Island to extend her range.,

Notes

Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Language

English,

Subject

Second Word War, 1939-1945, Fairmile, Motor launch, Patrol boat, Royal Australian Navy, ML 807, Navy,

File type

image/jpeg,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Australian War Memorial,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C21949 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 106661, Second World War, 1939-1945], http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=32314 [RAN Fairmile ships], http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=34699 [Fairmile Ships], https://www.navy.gov.au/customs-and-traditions/battle-honours [Royal Australian Navy : Battle Honours],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842514,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842829