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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. MV Mamutu, an Australian merchant ship built in Hong Kong in 1938, was of 300 tons gross, 113 feet in length 113, and a beam of 25 feet. She operated on the Inter-Island trade route for Burns Philp & Company, and at the outbreak of World War II, she was engaged in the evacuation of civilians ahead of advancing Japanese Forces.With the onset of war, Mamutu served as a Stores Issuing Ship for ships of the Royal Australian Navy during 1941, returning to customary re-supply duty in January 1942. On 7 August 1942, she was sunk by enemy action in the Gulf of Papua near Murray Island, Torres Strait, with the loss of 114 lives. Twenty-seven persons were thought to have survived by drifting to the coast on air-delivered rafts, while one person was taken back to Port Moresby by a Royal Australian Air Force rescue plane. The attack location, given by British Admiralty records, was 09.11S by 144.12E. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Norton Fausto GarfieldPublisher: Duc Imprint: Duc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.108kg ISBN: 9786139724444ISBN 10: 6139724449 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 07 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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