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HMAS Matafele
HMAS ''Matafele'' was a small cargo and passenger vessel which was operated by Burns Philp from 1938 to 1942 and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1943 until she was lost with all of her crew as a result of an accident in June 1944.
==Career==
The 335 gross ton vessel was built in 1938 by the Hong Kong and Whompoa Dock Company in Hong Kong for the Burns Philp shipping line. From 1938 to 1942, ''Matafele'' operated on the passenger-cargo routes of the Pacific Islands. Although the officers were European, the crew was made up of Pacific Islander natives.
The vessel was the last ship to depart Simpson Harbour in January 1942, escaping as a Japanese invasion force landed. ''Matafele'' was able to escape undetected to Australia, and was placed under the control of the Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board in March.〔 Initially assigned to transport military stores around northern Australia, the ship was later tasked to operate out of Port Moresby.〔 Duties were again the transportation of military cargo, this time along the New Guinea coast.〔 ''Matafele'' was the first Allied supply vessel to land stores at Milne Bay following the Japanese landing there.〔
In December 1942, activities to transfer the vessel to naval service commenced.〔 The civilian officers were replaced by a naval complement of 4 officers and 14 sailors, drawn from the shore establishment at .〔〔 The 13 islander crewmen volunteered to stay aboard and agreed to serve as part of the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit.〔〔 A 12-pounder anti-aircraft gun was fitted aft, while bulletproof plating was fitted around the bridge, and extra ballast was installed.〔 ''Matafele'' was commissioned as a ship of the Royal Australian Navy on 1 January 1943.〔 ''Matafele'' is the only ship of the RAN to be commissioned while at sea.〔 Transportation of stores remained the ship's main role, but this was supplemented by survey and navigation duties.〔 Between February and March 1944, the ship underwent refits in Sydney.〔 On returning to service, ''Matafele'' was tasked with transporting cargo from various Queensland ports to Milne Bay.〔
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