On This Day
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On This Day - 1940
- May 12, 1940
Australian Troop Convoy US.2 was met off Aden on the 12th by HMAS Hobart and destroyers HMS Decoy and HMS Defender. HMAS Sydney departed Colombo to join convoy US.3 in the area of the Coco Islands but was recalled to Colombo to sail for the Mediterranean.
- May 9, 1940
PO A. J. Fisher, RAN was awarded the DSC for daring, endurance, and resource, while serving in HM Submarine TRUANT. Fifteen months later he was MID for skill and enterprise in the same submarine.
- May 7, 1940
Destroyers Vendetta, Voyager, Waterhen departed Malta as escorts for HMS Warspite. They arrivd at Alexandria on the 10th
- May 5, 1940
Australian troop convoy US3, consisting of liners QUEEN MARY, AQUITANIA, EMPRESS OF JAPAN, EMPRESS OF BRITAIN, MAURETANIA, and ANDES, escorted by HMA Ships CANBERRA and PERTH, and HMS LEANDER, sailed from Sydney.
- May 4, 1940
HMAS KANGAROO, (boom defence vessel), was launched at Cockatoo Island, Sydney.
- May 1, 1940
ANZAC troop convoy US.3 departed Wellington with troopships Aquitania (45,647grt), Empress of Britain (42,348grt), and Empress of Japan (26,032grt), escorted by HMAS Australia and HMNZS Leander.
- April 25, 1940
HMAS Sydney steamed around convoy US.2 flying the signal ”RAN congratulates AIF on ANZAC Day
- April 24, 1940
The Cunard liner QUEEN MARY commenced conversion to a troop ship at Sydney.
- April 22, 1940
Troop convoy US.2, with 5 troopships, left Fremantle, escorted by HMAS Sydney and HMS ships Ramillies
- April 21, 1940
HMAS Adelaide left convoy US.2 after being part of escort with HMS Ramilies from Melbourne to Fremantle