HMAS ''Mother Snake'' was an auxiliary vessel operated by the

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the navy, naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of Navy (CN) Vice admiral (Australia), Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (admiral), Ma ...

(RAN) during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. She was launched in 1944, as Australian Army AV 1354 ''Murchison'' transferred to the RAN and commissioned on 23 May 1945. She was used by the

Services Reconnaissance Department Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), also known as Special Operations Australia (SOA) and previously known as Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD), was an Australian military intelligence and special reconnaissance unit, during World War II. ...

and was paid off on 30 June 1945, before being handed over to the British Civil Administration in Borneo in 1945.

References

Naval Historical Society of Australia - "On this day" ( May–July 1945)
1944 ships Auxiliary ships of the Royal Australian Navy {{australia-mil-ship-stub