<p>Built in Queensland, HMAS Diamantina went to war at Bougainville in 1945, then was the venue for the Japanese surrenders at Nauru and Ocean Island. From 1959-80, Diamantina, in conjunction with bodies like CSIRO, carrried out oceanographic research in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and also trained thousands of Navy recruits. Decommissioned in 1980, HMAS Diamantina is now a major attraction at Queensland's Maritime Museum located on the Brisbane River.</p>

HMAS Diamantina: Australia's Last River Class Frigate, 1945-1980

Peter Nunan

Slouch Hat Publications

<p>For three years during World War II, US submarines sailing from Brisbane were at the forefront of the war against Japan, but the story of this "Silent Service" is not well known, overshadowed as it was by the larger Pearl Harbor and Fremantle task forces. Jones and Nunan trace the subs' contribution to the Allied victory in the Pacific and also des</p>

U.S. Subs Down Under: Brisbane 1942-1945

History

David, Jones

Military

Naval Inst Pr

HMAS Diamantina: Australia’s last river class fregate, 1945-1980

Australia & Oceania

Boolarong Press

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