HMAS ''Una'' was a
Royal Australian Navy
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sloop that began its life as the German motor launch ''Komet''. The ship and her 57 crew was captured by an infantry detachment of the
Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force led by
John Paton on 9 October 1914, with no loss of life. ''Komet'' was then sailed to Sydney as a prize.
During the time in which the ''Una'' was in service under Australia, the sloop was used as a
Patrol and General Purpose Vessel. The sloop was used to patrol the areas of New Guinea, New Britain, New Hebrides and Malayan waters.
In December 1918, ''Una'' was sent to
Darwin to protect
Administrator John Gilruth, following the
Darwin Rebellion. She arrived on Christmas Eve anchoring beneath the
Government House
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Gover ...
cliffs until arrived in early 1919.
[Rosenzweig, Paul (1996)]
''Governors, Residents and Administrator of the Northern Territory'': Pages 30 & 31
. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved on 4 May 2008.
After World War I, ''Una'' was decommissioned and taken to
Port Phillip
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Bay, renamed ''Akuna'' and used as a pilot vessel. She was finally broken up in
Melbourne
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in 1955.
References
Notes
Bibliography
Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Library : SY ''Komet''
External links
* OldWeather.org transcription of ship's logbooks December 1915 to December 1917
Sloops of the Royal Australian Navy
1911 ships
Ships built in Bremen (state)
Captured ships
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