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Re: [TSL] Re:- WW2 Australian Troop Transport Ships.
"martin navarro" <mnav@iinet.net.au> on 06/07/2003
Hi Johno

My limited records state that perkins was cut in half by Duntroon while
enroute Buna NG to Milne Bay  Nov 29 1943, with loss of 5 of Perkins crew
members.  That I guess narrows down the area somewhat to something like 200
miles.

Regards
Martin. Perth.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Leahy <jonleahy@tpg.com.au>
To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [TSL] Re:- WW2 Australian Troop Transport Ships.


> G'Day Ted,
>                    Much obliged for the details of the Canberra,Duntroon &
> Taroona.
>                    In regards the Duntroon,she had a couple of nasty
> incidences during her lifetime.The sinking of
>                    HMAS GOORANGAI is fairly well documented but another
> episode does not appear to be as well
>                    known or documented.In 1943 she collided with and sank
> USS PERKINS, a destroyer,off the Queensland
>                    coast.Do you have any details of this collision in your
> records ? From memory (!)  the USS PERKINS cut
>                    across the bow of the DUNTROON and was sliced in two
and
> sank rapidly.Exactly where it occured and what
>                    loss of life is unknown to me.Does anybody know these
> details ?
>
>                    Thanks again for your assistance.
>                    Johno in OZ
>
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