HMAS Woomera

HMAS Woomera

HMAS "Woomera" was an Australian naval vessel operated by the Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy. She was one of a class of 32 wooden motor vessels built for the Army and entered service in late 1945 as AV 1356 ("Ashburton"). She was transferred to the RAN on 23 January 1946 and commissioned as "Woomera". The ship's main role was carrying stores and dumping obsolete ammunition at sea. In this role she visited many ports in Australia and New Guinea.

On 11 October 1960 an accidental explosion occurred onboard HMAS "Woomera" while she was dumping ammunition into the sea off Sydney. As a result of the explosion the ship caught fire and sank with the loss of two lives. The surviving crew members were rescued by HMAS "Quickmatch" and HMS "Cavendish".

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