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Fairmile Ships of the royal australian navy Volume 1
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276 pp - hardback - Published 2002
Australia = AUD$40 (including postage, packing and GST) PNG and NZ = AUD$62 (including economy air mail and packing) The World = AUD$72 (including economy air mail and packing) During World War Two, it was decided that Australia needed the British-designed Fairmile boats to provide a fast craft for convoy escorts, patrolling and other duties. Many were built in Sydney and when they first put to sea, even in moderate waves, hardened sailors became sea sick and cooks gave up any hope of preparing proper meals. The craft were lightly-armed but carried several depth charges for their anti-submarine role. However, early in the Pacific War, their most dramatic exploits occurred on the highly-dangerous trips to Timor. Operating out of Darwin, commandos and undercover agents were carried north and dropped off in enemy-held territory. Other people were extracted from under the nose of the Japanese and then the Fairmiles faced the trip back to Darwin, with the ever-present danger of Japanese interception. This book tells a little-known side of our history and is a very comprehensive account of Fairmiles and Motor Launches, their design, development, building and the brave actions carried out on these small and vulnerable vessels. Peter Evans served in MLs 814 and 815 during World War Two and is able to write from first-hand experience. After being demobilised in 1946 he returned [0 his former employment in the Australian oil industry. He retired in 1988 and was later appointed chairman of one of the Commonwealth government economic reform authorities. He now enjoys retirement, with his wife Shirly, and has undertaken the research and writing of a series of volumes on the Fairmiles. This is his first.
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