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| RAN B Type Fairmile Motor Launch 65 Tons   AWM August 20, 1945 |
Ship History Built at Greenpoint Naval Boatyard at Sydney. Delivered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as B Type Fairmile Motor Launch ML818 (ML 818). On the stern was "818". Wartime History During 1945 operated off Bougainville. On August 20, 1945 off Kahili (Buin) on southern Bougainville a Japanese Daihatsu landing barge carrying a Japanese Army envoy for Lt. General Masatane Kanda, commander of the 17 Army was escorted by ML 818 to HMAS Lithgow (J206) where they were embarked and transported to Empress Augusta Bay where they disembarks at Torokina for a meeting at headquarters 2 Corps to discuss the surrender of the Japanese forces on southern Bougainville. Fate On August 30, 1947 this vessel was sold as war surplus at Brisbane for the sum of 675 £. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Note, some sources list the designation of this Fairmile Motor Launch as "ML 818". AWM "Japanese envoys meet Australians" F01634 cine footage ML818 August 20, 1945 off Kahili (Buin) 01:55-02:35, 03:34-03:45 AWM "Signing of surrender document at 2 Australian Corps Torokina & General Kanda on board HMAS Diamantina" cine footage ML818 August 20, 1945 00:22 - 00:28 Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy Volume II pages 120-122, 313 Contribute
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