Territory Stories
HMAS Kuru (Q83)
Details:
Title
HMAS Kuru (Q83),
Collection
WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Darwin Harbour,
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Merchant Navy,
Service branch
Boom Defence Vessel,
Unit
HMAS Kuru (Q83),
Parent unit
Northern Territory Patrol Service,
Date arrived in NT
1942-05-31,
Date left the NT
1943-10-22,
Honours and awards
Battle Honour, Darwin 1942-1943,
History
Requisitioned on 8 December 1941, she was previously a Northern Territory patrol vessel for the Timor Ferry Service. Kuru was in Darwin Harbour on 19 February 1942. Kuru played an important role in the Battle of Timor and completed numerous supply trips to the island. Following the evacuation of Timor, Kuru operated in Northern Australian waters and rescued the survivors of HMAS Patricia Cam in January 1943. In an accident in October 1943 Kuru was damaged beyond repair.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Merchant Navy,
Australia,
Air sea rescue,
Boom defence vessel,
Customs,
Patrol boat,
Tender,
HMAS Kuru (Q83),
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C227902 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 300924, Naval Historical Collection] ,
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-kuru [HMAS Kuru (Q83)],
http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/fixed-naval-defences-darwin-harbour-1939-1945 [Fixed Naval Defences in Darwin],
http://indicatorloops.com/darwin.htm [Indicator Loops RAN Defences Darwin],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=35197 [HMAS Kuru (Q83)],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/843529 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/843998
Territory Stories
HMAS Kuru (Q83)
Details:
Title
HMAS Kuru (Q83),
Collection
WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Darwin Harbour,
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Merchant Navy,
Service branch
Boom Defence Vessel,
Unit
HMAS Kuru (Q83),
Parent unit
Northern Territory Patrol Service,
Date arrived in NT
1942-05-31,
Date left the NT
1943-10-22,
Honours and awards
Battle Honour, Darwin 1942-1943,
History
Requisitioned on 8 December 1941, she was previously a Northern Territory patrol vessel for the Timor Ferry Service. Kuru was in Darwin Harbour on 19 February 1942. Kuru played an important role in the Battle of Timor and completed numerous supply trips to the island. Following the evacuation of Timor, Kuru operated in Northern Australian waters and rescued the survivors of HMAS Patricia Cam in January 1943. In an accident in October 1943 Kuru was damaged beyond repair.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Merchant Navy,
Australia,
Air sea rescue,
Boom defence vessel,
Customs,
Patrol boat,
Tender,
HMAS Kuru (Q83),
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C227902 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 300924, Naval Historical Collection] ,
http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-kuru [HMAS Kuru (Q83)],
http://www.navy.gov.au/history/feature-histories/fixed-naval-defences-darwin-harbour-1939-1945 [Fixed Naval Defences in Darwin],
http://indicatorloops.com/darwin.htm [Indicator Loops RAN Defences Darwin],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=35197 [HMAS Kuru (Q83)],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/843529 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/843998