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Death Ships : The loss of the Iron Chieftain and Iron Knight, Paperback / softback Book

Death Ships : The loss of the Iron Chieftain and Iron Knight Paperback / softback

Part of the Men and Ships at War series

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This seventh book in Allan A. Murray's Series, 'Their World War', is the story of two men of the sea - a merchant seaman and a Navy Reservist.

George Leslie Anderson became an Australian merchant seaman during the War.

In June 1942 he was on board when the SS Iron Chieftain was sunk.

The SS Iron Chieftain was the first merchant vessel sunk by Japanese submarines off the south-east coast of Australia in World War II.

She was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-24 in company with I-21.

After the sinking, George Anderson was aboard the lifeboat when the Second Officer ordered 'get the oars out' and they rowed to shore.

The fate of George Anderson and his crew mates is a tale of loss, luck, endurance and leadership and is indicative of the experience of many who served in Australia's Merchant Navy in World War II.

George Anderson served for the remainder of the War as a merchant seaman.

Arthur Alan 'Dukesy' Forbes served as a Navy Reservist in World War II, which included ten months aboard the anti-submarine corvette, HMAS Mildura.

In the very early morning of 8 February 1943, off Bermagui, NSW, I-21 torpedoed the SS Iron Knight in full view of HMAS Mildura.

The SS Iron Knight sank in 2 minutes. The loss of thirty-six merchant seamen from the SS Iron Knight was, at that time, the second greatest loss of merchant seamen off the east coast of Australia after the sinking of the SS Iron Crown.

The story of the encounter between I-21, HMAS Mildura and SS Iron Knight is indicative of the wider anti-submarine campaign off Australia's east coast in 1942-43.

Dukesy Forbes served until the end of the War. The story of their operational experience provides the essence of the Convoy War that took place off the south-east coast of Australia in 1942-43.

This book also tells the story of the divergent treatment of Navy personnel and merchant seamen as a result of their service in this Convoy War.

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