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72 relations: Arabian Sea, Australia in the War of 1939–1945, Australian pound, Bass Strait, Battle honour, Battle of Balikpapan (1945), Battle of North Borneo, Battle of Savo Island, Battle of Tarakan (1945), Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of the Java Sea, Battle of the Mediterranean, Battle-class destroyer, Bay of Bengal, Berbera, BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun, Borneo campaign (1945), British 21 inch torpedo, British Somaliland, China Strait, Cockatoo Island (New South Wales), Commander-in-Chief, China, Coral Sea, Daring-class destroyer (1949), East Indies Station, Espiritu Santo, Fire in anger, Friendly fire, George Brett (general), Guadalcanal Campaign, Herbert F. Leary, HMNB Devonport, Hobart, Home Fleet, Hugh Sweeny, Indian Ocean in World War II, Italian conquest of British Somaliland, Japanese Instrument of Surrender, John Gregory Crace, Jomard Channel, Leander-class cruiser (1931), Munich Agreement, MV Georgic (1931), National Library of Australia, Newcastle, New South Wales, North America and West Indies Station, Operation Mo, Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers, Pennant number, QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss, ..., QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun, Red Sea, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy, Scorched earth, Ship breaking, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, State Dockyard, Suez Port, Supermarine Walrus, Tanjung Priok, Task Force 44, Task Force 74, Tokyo Bay, Torpedo tube, United States Army Air Forces, Victory over Japan Day, Western Desert Campaign, Whitsunday Island, William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery, World War II, Zeila. Expand index (22 more) »
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea, also known as Sea of Oman, is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Peninsula, and on the east by India.
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Australia in the War of 1939–1945
Australia in the War of 1939–1945 is a 22-volume official history series covering Australian involvement in the Second World War.
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Australian pound
The Australian pound (symbol £) was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 14 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar.
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Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.
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Battle honour
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
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Battle of Balikpapan (1945)
The Battle of Balikpapan was the concluding stage of Operation Oboe.
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Battle of North Borneo
The Battle of North Borneo took place during the Second World War between Allied and Japanese forces.
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Battle of Savo Island
The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the, and colloquially among Allied Guadalcanal veterans as The Battle of the Five Sitting Ducks, was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces.
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Battle of Tarakan (1945)
The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945.
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Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
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Battle of the Java Sea
The Battle of the Java Sea (Pertempuran Laut Jawa, Battle off Surabaya in open sea) was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.
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Battle of the Mediterranean
The Battle of the Mediterranean was the name given to the naval campaign fought in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, from 10 June 1940 to 2 May 1945.
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Battle-class destroyer
The Battle class were a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), named after naval or other battles fought by British or English forces.
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Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গোপসাগর) is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and north by India and Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India).
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Berbera
Berbera (Barbara, بربرة) is a city in the northwestern Woqooyi Galbeed region of Somaliland.
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BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval gun
The 50 calibre BL 6 inch gun Mark XXIIIMark XXIII.
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Borneo campaign (1945)
The Borneo campaign of 1945 was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II.
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British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch (533 mm) diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.
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British Somaliland
British Somaliland, officially the British Somaliland Protectorate (Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka, translit) was a British protectorate in present-day northwestern Somalia.
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China Strait
The China Strait is a navigable strait in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea between Samarai Island and Sariba Island.
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Cockatoo Island (New South Wales)
Cockatoo Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Commander-in-Chief, China
The Commander-in-Chief, China was a senior officer position of the British Royal Navy.
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Coral Sea
The Coral Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion.
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Daring-class destroyer (1949)
The Daring class was a class of eleven destroyers built for the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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East Indies Station
The Commander-in-Chief, East Indies was a British Royal Navy admiral and the formation subordinate to him from 1865 to 1958.
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Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of and a population of around 40,000 according to the 2009 census.
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Fire in anger
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Friendly fire
Friendly fire is an attack by a military force on non-enemy, own, allied or neutral, forces while attempting to attack the enemy, either by misidentifying the target as hostile, or due to errors or inaccuracy.
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George Brett (general)
George Howard Brett (7 February 1886 – 2 December 1963) was a United States Army Air Forces General during World War II.
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Guadalcanal Campaign
The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.
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Herbert F. Leary
Herbert Fairfax Leary (May 31, 1885 – December 3, 1957) was a Vice Admiral and commander of United States Navy forces during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
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HMNB Devonport
Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport), is the largest naval base in Western Europe and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.
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Hobart
Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania.
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Home Fleet
The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated in the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967.
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Hugh Sweeny
Hugh Charles Sweeny from Dalby, Queensland along with two other sailors were the first Australian POWs captured in World War II.
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Indian Ocean in World War II
The Indian Ocean had long been an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, British India, Indochina, the East Indies (Indonesia), and Australia.
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Italian conquest of British Somaliland
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of World War II.
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John Gregory Crace
Vice Admiral Sir John Gregory Crace (6 February 1887 – 11 May 1968), also known as Jack Crace, was an Australian who came to prominence as an officer of the Royal Navy (RN).
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Jomard Channel
The Jomard Channel, also known as the Jomard Entrance or Jomard Passage, is a navigable strait in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea between the Louisiade Archipelago and New Guinea.
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Leander-class cruiser (1931)
The Leander class was a class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s that saw service in World War II.
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Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, for which a new territorial designation, the "Sudetenland", was coined.
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MV Georgic (1931)
Built at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, the MV Georgic was the last ship built for the White Star Line before its merger with the Cunard Line.
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National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people." In 2012–13, the National Library collection comprised 6,496,772 items, and an additional of manuscript material.
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Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas.
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North America and West Indies Station
The North America and West Indies Station was a formation or command of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy stationed in North American waters from 1745 to 1956.
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Operation Mo
or the Port Moresby Operation was a Japanese plan to take control of the Australian Territory of New Guinea during World War II as well as other locations in the South Pacific with the goal of isolating Australia and New Zealand from their ally the United States.
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Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers
The Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers (47mm / L50) was a British artillery piece first tested in Britain in 1903.
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Pennant number
In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number (an internationalisation of pendant number, which it was called before 1948).
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QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss
The QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss or in French use Canon Hotchkiss à tir rapide de 47 mm were a family of long-lived light naval guns introduced in 1886 to defend against new, small and fast vessels such as torpedo boats and later submarines.
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QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun
The QF 4 inch Mk XVI gunMk XVI.
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Red Sea
The Red Sea (also the Erythraean Sea) is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.
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Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.
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Scorched earth
A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy while it is advancing through or withdrawing from a location.
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Ship breaking
Ship breaking or ship demolition is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.
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South West Pacific theatre of World War II
The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.
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State Dockyard
The State Dockyard was a ship building and maintenance facility operated by the Government of New South Wales in Newcastle, Australia between 1942 and 1987.
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Suez Port
The Suez Port is an Egyptian port located at the southern boundary of the Suez Canal.
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Supermarine Walrus
The Supermarine Walrus (originally known as the Supermarine Seagull V) was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and first flown in 1933.
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Tanjung Priok
Tanjung Priok is a subdistrict of North Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Task Force 44
Task Force 44 was an Allied naval task force during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
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Task Force 74
The US Task Force 74 was a US Navy task force of the United States Seventh Fleet that was deployed to the Bay of Bengal by Nixon administration in December 1971, at the height of the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
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Tokyo Bay
is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture.
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Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.
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United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF), informally known as the Air Force, was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II (1939/41–1945), successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force of today, one of the five uniformed military services.
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Victory over Japan Day
Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war.
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Western Desert Campaign
The Western Desert Campaign (Desert War), took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African Campaign during the Second World War.
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Whitsunday Island
Whitsunday Island is the largest island in the Whitsunday group of islands located off the coast of Central Queensland, Australia.
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William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery
Admiral of the Fleet William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork, 12th Earl of Orrery, (30 November 1873 – 19 April 1967) was a Royal Navy officer.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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Zeila
Zeila (Saylac, زيلع), also known as Zaila or Zeyla, is a port city in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Hobart_(D63)
