Name Southern Cross Star Displacement 33 tons Length 18 m Draft 3 m | Name HMAS Polaris (FY 63) Beam 17 feet (5.2 m) Weight 33.5 tons | |
Builder W.L. Holmes and Co. Sydney Honours and
awards Battle honours
New Guinea 1942–43 | ||
HMAS Polaris was a trawler requistioned by the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 as a survey tender.
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Construction
It was built by W.L. Holmes and Co. Sydney.
Service
Polaris was commissioned in November 1942 as a surveying tender and joined the small survey task force in Papua New Guinea in company with HMA Ships Whyalla and Stella. Their first job was to survey the sea route from Milne Bay to Oro Bay, Papua and they came under attack from Japanese bombers off Cape Nelson on 2 January 1943. Polaris was paid off on 5 November 1945 and returned to her owners.
Polaris was awarded the battle honour "New Guinea 1942–43".
References
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