On 7 March 1945 lost two sailors overboard when the ship rolled heavily off King Island in Bass Strait. On 19th February 1942, Japanese aircraft attacked Darwin and the following ships sustained damage and casualties. A total of 7 Sailors were killed and 40 wounded. An ex-RN AB was killed when the stores ship HMAS Woomera blew up and sank off Sydney in 1960. The usual cook, Charlie Corsy, was not onboard at the time having been severely assaulted and robbed in the Domain the night before.
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On 13th September 1947 we were sweeping at Cockburn Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, North of Cairns. As the watch on deck was being changed for the First dog watch, HMAS Warrnambool hit a Mine. Total four dead and many injured. The fourth lad who was among the 26 seriously injured, died in Cairns Hospital. As we were by this time back on Cockburn Reef clearing the reaining 83 Mines, Submitted by Tom Hamilton Feel Free to Submit any information to this page.