Name This...(313)

[Cap Mandrake]

Nice work...we could always email the curator of the Whyalla Shipyard museum in Tasmania and see if he has a pic.

Of course...it is just possible that the purpose of the exercise was to identify the DUKW [X(]

[Brady]

DUKW, it is[:)]


AK95, it is[:)]

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I could not Find the Original Name for the AK 95, but It apears that the Name Sir John Franklin, is indead corect, I must admit I am impreased, I was hesistant to run this because of how hard I felt it was going to be to ID, WTG guys[:)]

Pictured at Lae, New Gunie 9th of July 44, AK 95 was atached to the Austrailia 12th Small Ships Company.

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Another Pick of AK95:

[Bill Durrant]

Great "Name this...."

Thanx Brady - and well done to all you researchers[&o]

[steveh11Matrix]

Incredible work, everyone. I'm very, very impressed.
Steve.

[Cap Mandrake]

Great one...that was fun.

[Dutchgy2000]

One of the few sources about this:

Forgotten Fleet: a history of the part played by Australian men and ships in the U.S. Army Small Ships Section in New Guinea, 1942-1945; Bill Lunney; Forfleet Publishing, 7 Wade Close, Medowie NSW 2318, Tel. 049 828437; ISBN 0 646 26048 0.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Dutchgy2000

One of the few sources about this:

Forgotten Fleet: a history of the part played by Australian men and ships in the U.S. Army Small Ships Section in New Guinea, 1942-1945; Bill Lunney; Forfleet Publishing, 7 Wade Close, Medowie NSW 2318, Tel. 049 828437; ISBN 0 646 26048 0.

Thanks for the reference. Just to make things more confusing, in trying the research IX-95 Echo, the NZ Scow-Yacht, i kept running accross "Forgotten Fleet" - but the subtitle was about New Zealand Scows. Different book, same title.

[Dutchgy2000]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Dutchgy2000

One of the few sources about this:

Forgotten Fleet: a history of the part played by Australian men and ships in the U.S. Army Small Ships Section in New Guinea, 1942-1945; Bill Lunney; Forfleet Publishing, 7 Wade Close, Medowie NSW 2318, Tel. 049 828437; ISBN 0 646 26048 0.

Thanks for the reference. Just to make things more confusing, in trying the research IX-95 Echo, the NZ Scow-Yacht, i kept running accross "Forgotten Fleet" - but the subtitle was about New Zealand Scows. Different book, same title.

To update this just a bit, there is also;

Forgotten Fleet 2; An updated and expanded history of the part played by Australian men and ships in the U.S. Army small ships section in New Guinrea, 1942-1945/ Bill Lunney and Ruth Lunney. Medowie N.S.W., Forfleet Publishing, 2004.


Forgotten Fleet 1 is now out of print, but can be found in Sydney's main libraries, the war memorial in Canberra plus other libraries in Australia. In the USA it is in the library of the U.S, Army Centre of Military History in Washington D.C, the Naval Academy Indianapolis Maryland and the MacArthur Museum Norfolk Virginia. (Also noticed a few second hand copies available on the net not that long ago)

Forgotten Fleet 2 offers a revised, updated and expanded history of the men and ships. Details of more than 1,000 ships are and more than 1,500 men. Like the earlier version this new work is constructed of records and memories and memorabilia.