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History |
Australia |
Name | Sirocco |
History |
Australia |
Name | Sirocco |
Fate | Burnt to the waterline in 1942 |
HMAS Sirocco (Q21) was a channel patrol boat operated by the Naval Auxiliary Patrol of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II.
Sirocco was destroyed by fire and burnt to the waterline at Hobart on 26 January 1942.
References
- Cassells, Vic (1995), For those in peril- : a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century, Kangaroo Press, ISBN 978-0-86417-734-6
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1942 |
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Shipwrecks |
- 1 Jan: Malama
- 2 Jan: Mercedes, Ruth Alexander
- 3 Jan: USS Iona
- 8 Jan: Tornator
- 9 Jan: HMS Vimiera
- 11 Jan: USAT Liberty
- 12 Jan: Cyclops, HNLMS Prins van Oranje, U-374
- 14 Jan: Chepo
- 15 Jan: Empire Bay, U-93, U-577
- 17 Jan: HMS Gurkha, I-60, HMS Matabele
- 18 Jan: Bantam, Hai-Kan No. 6
- 19 Jan: Lady Hawkins
- 20 Jan: Eidsvold, I-124, Banshu Maru No. 52, USS S-36, Westralia
- 23 Jan: Navemar, USS Neches
- 24 Jan: Empire Wildebeeste, Nana Maru, USS S-26
- 25 Jan: Z8 Bruno Heinemann
- 26 Jan: Refast,
- 27 Jan: Harpa, I-73, HMS Thanet
- 30 Jan: USCGC Alexander Hamilton, USC&GS Research
- 31 Jan: HMS Belmont, HMS Culver, Spreewald
- Unknown date: HMS Triumph
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