| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 815 |
| Built by | Norman Wright (Sydney, Australia) |
| Ordered | 19 May 1942 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 11 Jan 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1949 |
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Notable events involving ML 815 include:
18 Aug 1943
USS Billfish (Cdr. F.C. Lucas, Jr., USN) arried at Port Darwin. She was escorted in by HMAS ML 815 (T/Lt. C.A.J. Inman, RANVR).
19 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker, Jr., USN) arrived at Darwin, Australia where her passengers were disembarked. Upon arrival she was escorted in by HMAS ML 815 (T/Lt. F.J. Horsfield, RANVR). She also underwent some minor repairs before departing for Fremantle the following day.
5 Jul 1945
Around 1800H/5, HMS Taurus (A/Lt.Cdr. P.E. Newstead, DSC, RN) arrived at Fremantle from Trincomalee. She was escorted in by HMAS ML 815 (Lt. S.J. Davis, RANVR) which had joined around 1600H/5.
HMS Taurus arrived at Fremantle with some engine defects for which she was taken in hand. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19866
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.