Kookaburra2011
1956: OUT AND ABOUT ON HMAS KOOKABURRA. Looking forward - Photo Graeme Andrews.
3478. Seen across the foredeck, the 533 ton HMAS Kookaburra's gallows horns rise above her massive and reinforced bows. While built for the specific wartime purpose of maintaining and operating boom defences at harbour entrances, the RAN's BDVs proved serviceable after WWII for bolth survey and salvage duties.
HMAS Kookaburra was operating the eastern boom gate at Darwin - which, due to its tidal range, had the world's longest boom - on February 19, 1942, when the first huge Japanese air raid took place against the northern outpost.
Kookaburra suffered some bomb damage and several casualties during the raid.
Photo: Graeme Andrews, RAN 1955-1968, RANR 1980, from a private disc, with permission.
1956: OUT AND ABOUT ON HMAS KOOKABURRA. Looking forward - Photo Graeme Andrews.
3478. Seen across the foredeck, the 533 ton HMAS Kookaburra's gallows horns rise above her massive and reinforced bows. While built for the specific wartime purpose of maintaining and operating boom defences at harbour entrances, the RAN's BDVs proved serviceable after WWII for bolth survey and salvage duties.
HMAS Kookaburra was operating the eastern boom gate at Darwin - which, due to its tidal range, had the world's longest boom - on February 19, 1942, when the first huge Japanese air raid took place against the northern outpost.
Kookaburra suffered some bomb damage and several casualties during the raid.
Photo: Graeme Andrews, RAN 1955-1968, RANR 1980, from a private disc, with permission.