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The MV Krait (originally known as the Kofuku Maru) was a Chinese built trawler which was commandeered during 1942, and operated by the Services Reconnaissance Department and Royal Australian Navy. The vessel was used for rescue and clandestine operations during the Second World War. Z Special Unit is known to have used the vessel for Operation Jaywick, a series of successful sabotage attempts in Japanese-occupied waters near Singapore.
The MV Krait (originally known as the Kofuku Maru) was a Chinese built trawler which was commandeered during 1942, and operated by the Services Reconnaissance Department and Royal Australian Navy. The
The MV Krait (originally known as the Kofuku Maru) was a Chinese built trawler which was commandeered during 1942, and operated by the Services Reconnaissance Department and Royal Australian Navy. The
1973. M.V. KRAIT. ORIGINALLY RESTORED IN 1964, DEDICATED AS A WAR MEMORIAL AND USED FOR TRAINING AND RECREATION PURPOSES BY THE ROYAL VOLUNTEER COASTAL PATROL. THE VESSEL IS NOW PART OF THE AUSTRALIAN
Port side view of MV Krait, a Chinese built diesel engined trawler formerly the property of a Japanese fishing firm in Singapore. During 1942, Krait was commandered and operated by the Services Reconn
Photograph of the MV Krait. This vessel was used in Operation Jaywick conducted by Z Special Unit in 1943, a successful attempt to sabotage Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour.
SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1943-09. OTTER BAY, PALAU PANJANG ISLAND, WHICH WAS USED AS A BASE BY MEMBERS OF "OPERATION JAYWICK", "Z" SPECIAL UNIT AUSTRALIAN SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT, DU
DARWIN, NT. MV KRAIT, LENGTH 70' DIESEL ENGINED, SPEED 6 1/2 KNOTS, RANGE 8000 MILES. FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE FISHING FIRM IN SINGAPORE. AFTER THE FALL OF SINGAPORE, SHE WAS EMPLOYED IN TH
