The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. September 1945. Australian naval ratings from HMAS Napier inspecting a Japanese Shinyo suicide launch and a midget submarine alongside each other in the Yokosuka Naval Base. They are, (on launch) Able Seaman (AB) Kevin Sorrenson of Coorparoo, Qld; AB Led Coad of Ballarat, Vic, AB Ian Cox of South Yarra, Vic, and (on submarine) Petty Officer Alan Mole of Mitcham, SA; AB Myer White of Prahran, Vic, and AB Max Dillon of Sygnet, Tas. Note the face painted on the bows of the launch. This is the insignia of the Japanese suicide squad.
Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. September 1945. Able Seaman (AB) Les Coad of Ballarat, Vic; AB Ian Cox of South Yarra, Vic, and AB Kevin Sorrenson of Coorparoo, Qld, all RAN and members of the crew of HMA
Azuma Peninsula, Tokyo Bay. September 1945. At the Japanese Arsenal, crew members of HMAS Napier, Able Seaman (AB) Les Coad of Ballarat, Vic, and AB Kevin Sorrenson of Coorparoo, Qld, watch Petty Offi
Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. September 1945. Note the comparison in size of the 3" Japanese naval shell being passed down the line and the 18" projectile which these Australian naval ratings from HMAS
Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. 1945. Three puzzled Australian naval ratings attached to the British Landing Force Headquarters in the Yokosuka Naval Base, try to decipher a Japanese sign. Left to right:
Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. September 1945. Trying out the latest style in Japanese fire engines, these naval ratings attached to the British Landing Force get a kick out of life in the occupied naval
Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. September 1945. This 18" Japanese naval shell found in the Yokosuka Naval Base, was one of the largest of its kind in the world. The RAN ratings straddling it are attached
