- HMAS Mavie
HMAS "Mavie" was a 19-ton
Royal Australian Navy patrol boat duringWorld War II .The wooden
lugger "Mavis" was built at Fremantle inWestern Australia in 1903. It was 38 feet 6 inches (11.735 m) long, with a beam of 11 feet 11 inches (3.632 m).On December 12, 1941, "Mavis" was seized from its owner, Jiro Muramatsu, as he was a citizen of a country at war with Australia (Japan). It was requisitioned by the navy, and was renamed and commissioned for service at Darwin as the channel patrol boat HMAS "Mavie", on December 31, 1941.
"Mavie" was attacked by Japanese aircraft in the air raids on Darwin on February 19, 1942, near the Stokes Hill wharf in Darwin Harbour. "Mavie" was sunk by a near miss, although the crew of four survived.
"Mavie" was salvaged in 1959-60 when the
Fujita Salvage Company salvaged the cargo ship "Neptuna", which had also been sunk in the raid.References
*"Wrecks in Darwin Waters", Tom Lewis, Wahroonga, NSW : Turton & Armstrong, 1992
*"For Those in Peril - A comprehensive listing of the Ships and Men of the RAN who have paid the Supreme Sacrifice in the Wars of the 20th Century", Vic Cassells, Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press, 1995
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