Fixed Naval Defences in Darwin Harbour : How the Navy Secured Darwin Harbour against Submarine Attacks between 1939 and 1945

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin
Accession Number MSS1697
Collection type Manuscript
Measurement 1 wallet: 2cm
Object type Manuscript
Maker Forster, Paton Cameron
Date made 2007
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM371 90/1652
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

"Fixed Naval Defences in Darwin Harbour: How the Navy secured Darwin Harbour against Submarine Attacks between 1939 and 1945" by Pat Forster. Research on the Royal Australian Naval activies such as the erection of pylons and nets to stop submarines from entering the Darwin Harbour during the Second World War. Includes detailed diagrams, maps and photos. Revised Edition.