Difference between revisions of "SS Luis Arguello"
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===Darwin to Morotai via Port Moresby and Biak 17 - 30 Jun 1945=== | ===Darwin to Morotai via Port Moresby and Biak 17 - 30 Jun 1945=== | ||
− | The majority of No. 6 Repair & Salvage Unit disembarked the following day. | + | The majority of [[No. 6 Repair & Salvage Unit]] disembarked the following day, |
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+ | with the detachment from [[No. 21 Squadron RAAF]] | ||
* [[Vernon Wallace Marsh]] | * [[Vernon Wallace Marsh]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Revision as of 21:59, 28 September 2023
Remarks
Hull number 679, and the 105th Liberty ship constructed by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Construction commenced 5 Nov 1942 and she was launched 33 days later on 9 Dec 1942. Luis Aguella's first arrival in Australian waters was on 18 Jan 1943, and from then until 4 Sep 1945 when she arrived at San Francisco she carried cargo from Australia to destinations to its north. Scrapped at Kure, Japan in 1960 despite being built to last only 5 years.
Soldiers/ Airmen carried
Darwin to Morotai via Port Moresby and Biak 17 - 30 Jun 1945
The majority of No. 6 Repair & Salvage Unit disembarked the following day,
with the detachment from No. 21 Squadron RAAF