HMAS Sirocco

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History
Australia
NameSirocco
History
Australia
NameSirocco
FateBurnt to the waterline in 1942
General characteristics

HMAS Sirocco (Q21) was a channel patrol boat operated by the Naval Auxiliary Patrol of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II.

Sirocco was destroyed by fire and burnt to the waterline at Hobart on 26 January 1942.

References[edit]

  • Cassells, Vic (1995), For those in peril- : a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century, Kangaroo Press, ISBN 978-0-86417-734-6