Ship Engagements in Australian Waters 1940-45

Date

Ship Nationality

Coast

Attacker

Attack

Result

7 Nov 40

Cambridge (UK)

Vic

German Raider

Mine

Sunk

8 Nov 40

City of Rayville

(US)

Vic

German Raider

Mine

Sunk

5 Dec 40

Nimbin

(Aust)

NSW

German Raider

Mine

Sunk

7 Dec 40

Hertford

(UK)

SA

German Raider

Mine

Damaged

26 Mar 41

Millimumal (Aust)

NSW

German Raider

Mine

Sunk

7 Oct 41

Storstad (Norway)

WA

German Raider

Gunfire

Captured

19 Nov 41

HMAS Sydney (Aust)

WA

German Raider

Gun

Torp

Sunk

20 Nov 41

Maimoa

(Aust)

WA

German Raider

Gunfire

Sunk

21 Nov 41

Port Brisbane (UK)

WA

German Raider

Torpedo

Sunk

16 May 42

Wellen

(USSR)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Gunfire

Damaged

night of 31 May – 1 Jun 42

HMAS Kuttabul (Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

3 Jun 42

Iron Chieftain (Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

3 Jun 42

Age

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Gunfire

Undamaged

4 Jun 42

Barwon

(Aust)

Vic

Japanese Sub

Gun/

Torp

Damaged

4 Jun 42

Iron Crown (Aust)

Vic

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

5 Jun 42

Echunga

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Chased

Undamaged

9 Jun 42

Orestes

(UK)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Gunfire

Damaged

12 Jun 42

Guatemala (Panama)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

20 Jul 42

S Livanos (Greece)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

21 Jul 42

Coast Farmer (US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

22 Jul 42

William Dawes (US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

23 Jul 42

Allara

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Damaged

24 Jul 42

Murada

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Un-damaged

26 Jul 42

Coolana

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Gunfire

Un-damaged

28 Jul 42

Katoomba (Aust)

WA

Japanese Sub

Gunfire

Un-damaged

3 Aug 42

Dureenbee (Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Gunfire

Aban-doned

18 Jan 43

Kalingo

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

18 Jan 43

Mobilube

(US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Damaged

22 Jan 43

Peter H Burnett (US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Damaged

8 Feb 43

Iron Knight (Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

10 Feb 43

Starr King

(US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

18 Mar 43

Charles S Jones (US)

QLD

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Un-damaged

11 Apr 43

Recina

(Yug)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

24 Apr 43

Kowarra

(Aust)

QLD

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

26 Apr 43

Limerick

(UK)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

27 Apr 43

Lydia M Childs (US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

29 Apr 43

Wollongbar (Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

5 May 43

Fingal

(Norway)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

12 May 43

Ormiston

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Damaged

12 May 43

Caradale

(Aust)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Damaged

14 May 43

H S Centaur (UK)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

29 May 43

Sheldon Jackson (US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Un-damaged

1 Jun 43

Point San Pedro (US)

QLD

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Un-damaged

4 Jun 43

Edward Chamber (US)

QLD

Japanese Sub

Gunfire

Un-damaged

6 Jun 43

John Bartram (US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Un-damaged

16 Jun 43

Portmar

(US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Sunk

16 Jun 43

L S T 469

(US)

NSW

Japanese Sub

Torpedo

Damaged

24 Dec 44

Robert J Walker

(US)

Vic

German

U-boat

Torpedo

Sunk

6 Feb 45

Peter Silvester (US)

WA

German

U-boat

Torpedo

Sunk