HDML 1339

Leek, New Jersey, USA 15/6/44

Known Crew

Lt C R G Penny RANVR Lt 21/5/43 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea Commanding Officer HDML 1339 15/6/44 HMAS Rushcutter (RAN base, Sydney, NSW)
Lt S J Davis RANVR Lt 10/5/41 HMS St Christopher for MLs 8/12/41 ML 512 22/5/42 60th RML Flotilla HMS Beaver II 27/5/42 (Immingham) HMS Midge (Great Yarmouth) 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1338 5/44 HMAS Leeuwin (Freemantle) Commanding Officer HDML 1339 ML 815 3/45
SLt F J Digwood RANR Mid ML 806 8/43 ASLt 1/10/43 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea First Lieutenant HDML 1339 15/6/44
SLt G P Russell First Lieutenant HDML 1339
SLt T R Vasey RANR Mid ML 819 6/43 ASLt HDML 1338 11/44 SLt HDML 1339 11/44
POMtrMch J Liley 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339
AB M Frew 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339 (Coxswain)
AB R Simpson 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339
AB J F Burt 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339
AB E W Ebb 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339
AB C H Waine 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339
Sto C E Clark 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339
Tel E B Robertson 127th Flotilla Based in New Guinea HDML 1339

Wartime Activities

5/5/44 Landed from a tanker in Milne Bay
15/6/44 Commissioned at Milne Bay
Royal Australian Navy
127th Flotilla
HDML 1338, HDML 1339
Based in New Guinea
22-7/6/44 Milne Bay
28-9/6/44 Searched for missing steamer Matafele
6-10/7/44 Slipped at Balasana
27-9/7/44 To Madang – damaged log and propeller
19-20/8/44 In US dock at Madang
9-12/9/44 To Milne Bay via Saidor, Finschhafen, Langemak and Tufi
17-20/9/44 In US dock at Milne Bay
14-5/11/44 Slipped at Balasana
17-8/11/44 Milne Bay to Langemak
19-20/11/44 To Madang
16-8/12/44 To Hollandia
13-5/2/45 US dock at Hollandia
2-3/45 Relief crew joined (Vasey, Penney, Little, Hammond, Sheppard, Ellis, Blanch, Wood and Baker)
13-5/4/45 Towed by Bingera to Madang
24-6/4/45 Towed by Wilcannia to Milne Bay
27-8/4/45 To Port Moresby
2-3/5/45 Towed by USS Amy Lovell to Cooktown
6/5/45 To Cairns
9-10/5/45 To Townsville
11-4/5/45 To Brisbane via Gladstone

Post War History

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