HDML 1354
Freeport Shipyard, Long Island, USA 11/12/44
Known Crew
- Lt John Lisle Honey RANVR TSLt HMS Hornet for small craft 5/6/42 TLt 11/9/42 Commanding Officer ML 114 10/11/42 HDML 1354 HMAS Rushcutter. Died 15/11/1945, aged 28. Cause unknown. Son of Lionel Richard and Roma Honey, of Bunbury, Western Australia. Buried in Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery
- Lt James Henry White RANVR Lt 30/7/42 Commanding Officer HDML 1372 21/7/43 For the bombardment of the Gothic Line in the Adriatic in September 1944 DSC HDML 1354 5/45 HMAS Rushcutter
- SLt J W Lindsay RANR Commanding Officer HDML 1354 11/12/44 SLt 26/3/45
- SLt F R Morgan RANR ASLt ML 431 3/5/43 SLt 19/10/43 ML 428 2/4/44 HDML 1354 11/12/44
- MtrMch L G McSkimming HDML 1354
J Cape (Coxswain) HDML 1354
D Gibbs HDML 1354
E Robinson HDML 1354
William Ashby HDML 1354
D E Edwards HDML 1354
A W Goddard HDML 1354
Hynds HDML 1354
R Heathcote HDML 1354 - Sto R G Greenwood HDML 1354
- Tel G G Jones HDML 1354
Wartime Activities
- 1/12/44 Commissioned in Brisbane – Royal Australian Navy
- 19/5/45 HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 departed Brisbane for New Guinea
- 21/5/45 HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 visited Gladstone
- 1/6/45 HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 departed Townsville for Thursday Island
- 2/6/45 HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 reached Lizard Island
- 3/6/45 HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 reached Stanley Island
- 4/6/45 HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 reached Portland Roads
HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 reached Lizard Island - 7/6/45 HDML 1347 and HDML 1354 refuelled at Engineers Wharf, Thursday Island. A tug passed at high speed and her bow wave sequentially raised both boats by three feet. In HDML 1347 all fenders were torn away, some guardrails smashed, the deck split open and two depth charges torn from their racks. She was held back for three days for repairs.
- 11/6/45 HDML 1341, HDML 1347, HDML 1354 and HDML 1355 departed Thursday Island for New Guinea. At Bramble Cay, HDML 1341 and HDML 1354 escorted Karina westward. HDML 1347 and HDML headed east. 128th Flotilla, based New Guinea
- 26/6/45 Madang
Transported Brig R Winning, Lt E Thompson and entourage to New Ireland to formalise the Japanese surrender. Commanding Officer, two seamen and a Canadian interpreter landed and organised the meeting. Afterwards they moved to Kavieng where they were piloted in by a Japanese Lieutenant Commander - 9/10/45 Rabaul
- 3/11/45 Namatanai
Post War History
- 1949 Sold
