HMAS Colac (J242/M05), named for the town of Colac, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially...
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Colac, Australia Lake Colac in Victoria, Australia Colac (mountain), in the Italian Dolomites Colac Bay, New Zealand HMAS Colac, a ship of the Royal Australian...
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48 torpedo, when she sank the decommissioned Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Colac on 4 March 1987. On her return to port, Ovens flew a 'Jolly Roger' to...
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Battlecruiser HMAS Australia (1), p. 45 Duncan, Battlecruiser HMAS Australia (1), p. 47 Cubby, First Navy Flagship Found off Sydney Duncan, Battlecruiser HMAS Australia...
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1943. By 5 November the task force, composed of HMAS Australia, HMAS Shropshire, USS Ralph Talbot, HMAS Warramunga, Arunta and USS Helm, was in Milne Bay...
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Timothy (1982). HMAS Melbourne. North Sydney, NSW: George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-0-86861-284-3. OCLC 9753221. "HMAS Voyager (II)". HMA Ship Histories...
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and maritime incidents in 1987 Shipwrecks 20 Feb: USS Accokeek 4 Mar: HMAS Colac 6 Mar: Herald of Free Enterprise 15 Jun: ARA Comodoro Py 16 Jun: HMS Yarmouth...
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coast of Australia, protected by the Royal Australian Navy corvettes HMAS Colac and Ballarat, Limerick was torpedoed and sunk on 26 April 1943, by the...
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HMAS Pioneer (formerly HMS Pioneer) was a Pelorus-class protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 19th century. She was transferred...
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with HMAS Adelaide Australian Associated Press, Greenies try to scuttle plans to sink HMAS Adelaide Australian Associated Press, Decommissioned HMAS Adelaide...
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and maritime incidents in 1987 Shipwrecks 20 Feb: USS Accokeek 4 Mar: HMAS Colac 6 Mar: Herald of Free Enterprise 15 Jun: ARA Comodoro Py 16 Jun: HMS Yarmouth...
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HMAS Tattoo (H26) was an Admiralty S-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built for the Royal Navy during World War I, the ship was not...
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and maritime incidents in 1987 Shipwrecks 20 Feb: USS Accokeek 4 Mar: HMAS Colac 6 Mar: Herald of Free Enterprise 15 Jun: ARA Comodoro Py 16 Jun: HMS Yarmouth...
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HMAS Tasmania (H25) was an Admiralty S class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built for the Royal Navy during World War I, the ship was not...
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HMAS Marguerite was an Arabis-class sloop laid down for the Royal Navy by Dunlop Bremner & Company at Port Glasgow in Scotland in July 1915 and launched...
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HMAS Swan was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of six built for the RAN, Swan was built at Cockatoo Island...
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HMAS Encounter was a second-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built...
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and maritime incidents in 1987 Shipwrecks 20 Feb: USS Accokeek 4 Mar: HMAS Colac 6 Mar: Herald of Free Enterprise 15 Jun: ARA Comodoro Py 16 Jun: HMS Yarmouth...
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Australian. "HMAS Yarra (I)". www.navy.gov.au. "Yarra (1) Ex HMAS | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. "HMAS Yarra (I)"....
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HMAS Kuttabul, formerly SS Kuttabul, was a Royal Australian Navy depot ship, converted from a Sydney Ferries Limited ferry. Kuttabul and her identical...
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and maritime incidents in 1987 Shipwrecks 20 Feb: USS Accokeek 4 Mar: HMAS Colac 6 Mar: Herald of Free Enterprise 15 Jun: ARA Comodoro Py 16 Jun: HMS Yarmouth...
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HMAS Anzac was a Parker-class destroyer leader that served in the Royal Navy (as HMS Anzac) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Launched in early 1917...
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HMAS Swordsman (H11) was an Admiralty S-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built for the Royal Navy during World War I, the ship was not...
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of a Mark 48 torpedo in 1987, HMAS Ovens used the flag to indicate the successful sinking of the target ship Colac. HMAS Onslow flew the Jolly Roger in...
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vessels HMAS Adelaide HMAS Anzac HMAS Australia SS Balgowlah SS Bantam SS Barcoo Bellubera Brighton HMAS Colac Curl Curl Dee Why HMAS Doomba HMAS Encounter...
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HMS Mallow (1915) (redirect from HMAS Mallow)
the Royal Navy, and later operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as HMAS Mallow. Mallow was constructed by Barclay Curle at Glasgow in Scotland. She...
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and maritime incidents in 1987 Shipwrecks 20 Feb: USS Accokeek 4 Mar: HMAS Colac 6 Mar: Herald of Free Enterprise 15 Jun: ARA Comodoro Py 16 Jun: HMS Yarmouth...
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Australian steamer Adele (redirect from HMAS Adele)
commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), firstly as HMAS Franklin and later as HMAS Adele. She was wrecked at Port Kembla, New South Wales on 7...
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HMAS Geranium (formerly HMS Geranium) was an Arabis-class sloop built in Scotland and launched in 1915. The ship was operated by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper...
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vessels HMAS Adelaide HMAS Anzac HMAS Australia SS Balgowlah SS Bantam SS Barcoo Bellubera Brighton HMAS Colac Curl Curl Dee Why HMAS Doomba HMAS Encounter...
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