HMAS Ipswich (J186)
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The first HMAS Ipswich (J186/B244/A118) was a Bathurst class corvette built by Evans deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 11 August 1941 by Mrs. H. S. Foll, wife of the Minister for the Interior, and commissioned on 13 June 1942. From November 1942 until January 1945, Ipswich was assigned to the British Eastern Fleet. Following this, she was assigned to the British Pacific Fleet. Ipswich was present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945), when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed.[1]
HMAS Ipswich paid off on 5 July 1946 and was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Morotai. Morotai was later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Hang Tuah.
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- ^ Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay During the Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945. Naval Historical Center - U.S. Navy (27 May 2005). Retrieved on January 13, 2007. “Taken from Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC/CINCPOA) A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946: Report of Surrender and Occupation of Japan”
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