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Freshspring in service

On 10 February 1947 SS Freshspring was completed and entered service.
MuseumShip at SS Freshspring Trust, Bideford, UK

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HMAS Whyalla (J-153) was sold

10 February 1947, Australian Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Whyalla (J-153) was sold to Victorian Public Works Department. The corvette was modified for civilian service, renamed Rip, and towed to Melbourne, where she entered service as a lighthouse maintenance vessel at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay.
MuseumShip at Whyalla City Council, Whyalla, SA, Australia

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