Secret Fleets: Fremantle's World War II Submarine Base

Western Australian Museum / Aust Assoc for Maritim, 2011. Softcover. As new.. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY World War IIContrary to what many Australians believe, during 1942 Japanese submarines were active in Australian waters and Japanese spy planes made surveillance flights over our major cities. With enemy submarines patrolling off the Western Australian coast, Fremantle became an important international submarine base, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. During the war Fremantle played host to over 170 Allied submarines, with submarines of the United States, British and Dutch navies making a total of 416 war patrols out of the port between March 1942 and August 1945. The secrecy surrounding the operation of the Fremantle submarine base meant that its existence was little known at the time and, until now, has been largely forgotten by history. 238 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Originally published as: Fremantle's Secret Fleets. Originally published: 1995. Includes bibliographical references and index. Navy-yards and naval stations -- Western Australia -- Fremantle -- History World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine World War, 1939-1945 -- Western Australia -- Fremantle Fremantle (W.A.) -- History #0517/0919/1220/290424  ISBN 10: 1920843523 ISBN 13: 9781920843526 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.