HMAS Carpentaria
HMAS Carpentaria is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base that was located on Thursday Island, part of the Torres Strait Islands in Queensland, Australia.[1] As of May 1945, three of the twenty Australian Rendering Mines Safe (RMS) personnel were located at Carpentaria.[2]
| HMAS Carpentaria | |
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| Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland in Australia | |
  HMAS Carpentaria Location off the coast of Queensland | |
| Coordinates | 10°34′44″S 142°13′12″E |
| Type | Naval base |
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References
- "How R.A.N Establishments Grew With Fleet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- "RMS Operations by the RAN in the Pacific – World War II". Navy History. Naval Historical Society of Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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