The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The boom working vessel HMAS Koala was laid down at Cockatoo Island Dockyard on 21 June 1939. On completion Koala was commissioned on 7 February 1940. With her sister ships, HMAS Kangaroo and HMAS Karangi, she was in Darwin during the Japanese air attack on 19 February 1942 but sufferred no casualties or damage. In the late 1960s, Koala was declared for disposal and sold by tender.
Informal outdoor group portrait of members of the crew of RAN Boom Defence Vessel HMAS Karangi A304. Identified are: Warrant Officer and Commanding Officer Finn Sebastian Block, standing group, far le
Studio portrait of H/1016 Able Seaman (AB) Trevor William Chipman, of Rokeby, Tas, age 19. AB Chipman was a gunner on the RAN Boom Defence Vessel HMAS Kangaroo A291 when Darwin suffered its first air
The Bar class boom working vessel, HMAS Koala, passing through the boom gate in Darwin Harbour. Three Bar class vessels were constructed in 1940-1941 at the cockatoo shipyard, Sydney, NSW. They were n
The bar class boom working vessel, HMAS Koala, which has just passed through the boom gate in Darwin Harbour. Three Bar Class vessels were constructed in 1940-1941 at the cockatoo shipyard. They were
Informal outdoor group portrait of crew members of RAN Boom Defence Vessel HMAS Koala A315. Identified are: Warrant Officer (WO) ‘Ned’ Kelly, standing group, far left; PA2595 Able Seaman (AB) Douglas
RAN Boom Working Vessels (BWV) and crews working on the maintenance of the anti-submarine boom defence net and buoys across Darwin Harbour. This boom was one of the longest in the world (4 miles). Boo
