World War 2, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, Gage Roads, RMS Queen Mary, 1940
1940View of "Queen Mary" at Fremantle
During World War II, the harbour accommodated scores of Allied naval vessels on active service. Battleships, troop transports, hospital ships and support vessels, including many passenger ships, were seconded into the war effort. Visitors to Fremantle during the conflict included passenger liners and converted troop carriers RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Queen Mary. Because of their size neither was able to take up an inner harbour berth, and instead anchored in Gage Roads.
Major transport voyages for the Queen Mary to/from Fremantle included:
Fremantle to Middle East 9 - 23 September 1941
Fremantle to Port Tewfik, Egypt 7 - 22 November 1941
Suez to Fremantle via Massawa & Maldive Islands 24 January - 18 February 1943
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Nearest geotagged records:
- Inter War, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Coastal, Gage Roads, Japanese whaling fleet (0.61km away)
- World War 1, Europe, TSS Indarra, 1919 (1.95km away)
- World War 2, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle, Gage Roads, RMS Queen Mary, 1940 (3.63km away)
- Boer War, Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australian Mounted Infantry, 1899 (6.84km away)
- PHOTOGRAPH: COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EVANGELISTA FAMILY ARRIVING AT FREMANTLE IN 1950 (7.38km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle. North Mole. 75 mm gun mount. 1942 (7.38km away)
- Duke and Duchess of York [Alex and Bessie McCallum in official party] at Fremantle docks, May 1927. (7.53km away)
- World War 2, Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle. South Mole, Twin 6 Pounder, 1944 (7.6km away)
- Western Australia, Fortress Fremantle. South Mole. Twin 6 pounder gun on pedestal mount. 1942 (7.6km away)
- Inter-War, Australia Western Australia, 23 Heavy Battery, Australian Garrison Artillery, PITT, 1928 (7.62km away)
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