"Kuala" Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 Oct 2020 9:53 p.m. PST |
"ww2dbaseHMS Kuala was an auxiliary patrol boat of 954 gross register tonnage. On passage to Singapore on 12 Feb 1942 she had survived a heavy bombing attack by Japanese aircraft and upon arriving at the port safely on 13 Feb was immediately ordered to re-fuel and assist in the evacuation of civilians from the city. With the docks and Naval Headquarters under constant attack, 500 civilians, half of which were women and children accompanied with nurses and doctors embarked on the Kuala and at 1830 hours the ship under command of Lieutenant Franklin Caithness RNR weighed anchor and headed toward Batavia in Dutch East Indies. ww2dbaseAt 0600 hours the following morning, 14 Feb 1942, the ship anchored at Pompong island, about 100 kilometers south-southeast of Singapore, where she was joined by HMS Tien Kwang, an anti-submarine vessel with over 300 refugees on board. The two vessels were then covered over with tree branches in an attempt to camouflage and hide the ships from Japanese aircraft…"
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| skipper John | 09 Oct 2020 5:21 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 09 Oct 2020 12:30 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend! (smile) Amicalement
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