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'MANOORA' TO BE
RECONVERTED
IitMAIiKABLE AVAIt SERVICE
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The Australian twin-screw ]
motor ship 'Marmora,' which, I
throueh the variety of roles she
played 111 the recent war, became
known to thousands of Australian
and American troops, will shortly]
complete her duties with the
Royal Australian Navy and enter
Cuukatoo Island Dockyard to be
i won sucli renown as HMAS 'Man-
j oora' did during recent hostilities.
A modern vessel of 10,S56 tons,
I slic was engaged In the inter
state passenger and csrgo trade
when Hitler decided to throw the
and she was taken over by tlie
RAN. She was first converted;
and, by the beginning of Febru
ary, 1940, was doing excellent
work on patrol in New Guinea
and North Australian waters.
as an LSI (Landing Ship in- 1
fantry) ami took part In many
West Pacific. She was also used
as a transport for Australian
troops when reinforcements were
sent to Milne Bay, New Guinea,:
in August, m-13. !
Since the war ended she has
been employed in carrying troops
and stores to New Guinea and
carried troops and supplies to
wraith Occupation Force. Besides
Ihis she has made four trips to
N.E.I, with Dutch and Indonesian
passengers.
She recently brought about 750
India following the transfer of
power from the British Go\ern
n:ent to the Indians.
sioned by the HAN in 1U3'J she
has travelled 327,700 miles—
' 143,900 miles' as an armed mer
i chant cruiser; TO.GSO miles as an
! L.S.I, and transport; and 113,1 jO
.miles 111 voyages to Japan, N.E.I
and India.
'Maconra's' first contact with
the enemy occurred 011 June 11!,
I l!.10, when as an anrr-d merchant
ship 'Homolo.' Still on patrol
work she later sen cii lu waters
1. car Frem.intle, Darwin, Thurs
day Island, Carins, To'wnsvillc
and Brisbane, and also adjarei t
to Ocean Island and Nauru. Port (
JMonsby, Rabaul and Kavieng. I
Then, in November, 141 s 1 I
Lin'nr cd Admiral Sir Ragn 11
Colvin, who was then First Me 1
her of the Australian ( on 1011
tilth Naval Hoard, and his start!
'l Sill Miore, and arrived I rt
or Dertmher G, ll.-ll, the da\
before tlie .Japanese attack.
Peail Harbt ur Sens mi
ir esc 111 111 11 r lidetl it tor 111.
list t 1 e
S l »is dtred 10 Calculi
to escort conveys from tht re 1
R.-incnon, in Burma and a-ftci s ,
1 d t 1 is d tin- t is si , ret 1 ti I
e I to Sidney, whe she v is t c 1
\e ? d to 1 J mil up s nf 11 It I
I or net il 1 t s ',, ] ,1 [
landings with' Am.r'c u ' '1 '- 1'
md marines at the Allut' - 11
1 11 li inn. n s 1 tit
Stephens (NSW) \ , 1 hi
kliii«n as HMAS 'A: 1 t
\fter 1 r v st , , I s, ] ,1
1 tin irlcir iptcd l\ ] i i I
is 1 r nsI:ort t.i M. 11, 1 \
t t nl I lid n insi c 1 v
eld t. 1. 1 11 \ ti «] 1 si 1 ,
11 co 1 nlc 1 el t id 1 (en ti 1
lu 1 . t liiid.iif 11 « ml s el
^ s tit. 1 ed inok p'ttt-e at T.inl I
1 tr I I! in A] Ml ' 1 -,, I
than a month Int. r ' e u is 01 c
of the vessels at tin- Wakde Is
land landing. Other famous land
ings in which she iikoed a ;-al
?-ant part Mere those nt Mnrntai.
L'-ytc, Pauaon Island, Linivuycu, |
Tarakan, Brunei Bay and Balik
rapau.
landed at Tanamerah Hay, Wakdc
Island and Llngayen. Tiie truups
landed at Tarakan, Brunei Bay j
and Balikpapan. all In Borneo
were members: of the famous 7th
and 9th Dii isionr, of tin- AIF. I
Folluwing these landings the!
oil July 25, I'l-tS, shortly before
afterwards she began her tem
porary pence time duties in which
since. (Her present commander
is Captain A. P. Cousin, D.S.O.. ?
H.AN.R. S.) '
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