The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
HMAS Deloraine participating in an LL magnetic minesweeping operations near Kavieng. This image is from the collection of Lieutenant Paul Merrick (Mick) Dexter, who enlisted in the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RANV) in 1943, and was a watchkeeper and anti-submarine specialist on Corvettes between 1944 and 1946. He continued to serve in the RANV after the Second World War, resigning his commission in 1964.
Crew members on HMAS Deloraine recovering an Orepesa minesweeping float (paravane) from Bass Strait. In 1946 HMAS Deloraine was sent to the Rabaul and Kavieng areas to clear moored mines and magnetic
Crew members of HMAS Deloraine celebrate the end of the Second World War. Identified is PM5689 Sub Lieutenant Paul Merrick (Mick ) Dexter, far right , under the anchor. This image is from the collecti
"Army motor yacht, Townsville." This image is from the collection of Lieutenant Paul Merrick (Mick) Dexter, who enlisted in the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RANV) in 1943, and was a watch
Following a visit to Devonport, Tasmania, HMAS Deloraine and HMAS Echuca were detached from the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla, and with HMAS HDML 1326 and HMAS HDML 1328, were sent to the Rabaul and Kavi
Informal portrait of officers of HMAS Deloraine, H/1006 Lieutenant (Lt) Kenneth Ralph (Ken) Gourlay, Commanding Officer (left) and 1st Lieutenant Warwick Harper Pennington. This image is from the coll
To avoid allied bombing, the Japanese Navy stored these torpedoes in an underground facility. This image is from the collection of Lieutenant Paul Merrick (Mick) Dexter, who enlisted in the Royal Aust
