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Fairmile ships of the Royal Australian Navy / edited by Peter Evans.

Title
Fairmile ships of the Royal Australian Navy / edited by Peter Evans.
Publication
Loftus : Australian Military History Publications, 2002-2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Evans, Peter.
  • Thompson, Richard.
  • Fairmile Association.
Description
2 v. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
Subject
  • Fairmile Marine Company
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Australian
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area
  • Submarine chasers > Austrlia > History > 20th century
  • Gunboats > Australia > History > 20th century
  • Submarine chasers > Australia > History > 20th century
  • Submarine chasers > History > 20th century
  • Gunboats > History > 20th century
Note
  • "The Fairmile Association."
  • Vol. 2 edited by and written by Peter Evans & Richard Thompson.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Machine derived contents note: Illustrations and Maps -- Foreword -- Introduction -- -- 1 Background To Fairmiles -- 2 Australians Overseas -- 3 The Decision -- 4 Construction -- 5 The Base -- 6 Life Aboard A Fairmile -- 7 Convoys On The East Coast -- 8 Darwin -- 9 Preparing For Operation 'Mosquito' -- 10 Timor Rescue -- 11 Darwin Between Operations -- 12 Fairmiles 429 and 809 In Darwin -- 13 Operation 'Bulldozer' -- 14 ML815 To The Rescue -- 15 ML814 Refit -- 16 Operations 'Adder' and 'Bazooka' -- 17 'Sunlag' And 'Brim' Parties -- 18 HDML 1329 In Darwin -- 19 Darwin Anecdotes -- 20 Tragedy Of Timor Operations -- 21 Fremantle -- 22 Irregular Organisations -- 23 Epilogue -- -- Supporters Of This Project -- -- Appendices -- 1 Sources and Bibliography -- 2 Glossary and Abbreviations -- 3 Ranks And Log Books -- 4 Enemy Submarine Attacks -- 5 Construction and Commissioning -- 6 Commonwealth Naval Orders -- 7 War Cabinet Agenda -- 8 Department Of Navy Minute Paper -- 9 Minutes Of War Cabinet Meeting -- 10 Watch And Station Bill -- 11 Summary Of Construction -- 12 Reporting -- 13 Lend-Lease Act -- 14 'B' Class Fairmiles -- -- Index.
ISBN
  • 1876439866 (v. 1)
  • 1876439297 (v. 2)
LCCN
^^2002489781
OCLC
  • 51168728
  • SCSB-11400547
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library