HMAS ''ML 827'' was a
Fairmile B Motor Launch
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In naval use, the launch was introduced as a ship's boat ...
of the
Royal Australian Navy
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.
Fate
Commanded by Lieutenant Ian Fairley Graham Downs, OBE; While on patrol ''ML 827'' went aground in
Jacquinot Bay,
New Britain
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on 17 November 1944. She capsized and sank while under tow on 20 November 1944 off Cape Kawai, New Britain.
References
Further reading
* Evans, Peter (2002) ''Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy.'' Vol 1.
* Evans, Peter (2002) ''Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy.'' Vol 2.
* Stevens, D (2005) ''The Royal Australian Navy in World War II.'' (2nd edition)
Ships built in New South Wales
Patrol vessels of the Royal Australian Navy
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