The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Torres Strait. 1947-09-13. Starboard side view of HMAS Warrnambool a few minutes before she sank after hitting a mine while on minesweeping operations. HMAS Warrnambool is listing heavily to starboard, with her stern high in the air, as she takes on water. The whaler, damaged by the falling mast, is seen swinging from its one undamaged davit. The otter from one of the oropesa sweep lines is seen suspended over the stern. The starboard sweep float, flying the warning flag, is seen in its cradle on the sweep deck. The Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool was part of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla on operations to clear the defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree during World War 2.
Torres Strait. 1947-08. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla recovering oropesa sweeping equipment while on operations to clear the defensive minefields laid by H
Torres Strait. 1947-08. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla about to deploy oropesa sweeping equipment to clear defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree during
Torres Strait. 1947-08. Ships of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla actively sweeping the defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree during World War 2. The ships are in O (oropesa) sweep 'G' formation, t
Torres Strait. 1947-09-13. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla at anchor after hitting a mine during minesweeping operations in the defensive minefields laid by
Cairns, Qld. 1947-09-04. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla in port during operations to clear defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree during World War 2. Tw
Torres Strait. 1947-08. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla at anchor during oropesa minesweeping operations in the defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree du
