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English: AWM Caption: DARWIN, NT. MV KRAIT, LENGTH 70' DIESEL ENGINED, SPEED 6 1/2 KNOTS, RANGE 8000 MILES. FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE FISHING FIRM IN SINGAPORE. AFTER THE FALL OF SINGAPORE, SHE WAS EMPLOYED IN THE RESCUE OF EVACUEES FROM SHIPS WHICH HAD BEEN SUNK ALONG THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA. SOME 1100 PEOPLE WERE TRANSPORTED IN THE KRAIT DURING THIS PERIOD. WHEN THE NETHERLAND EAST INDIES SURRENDERED THE KRAIT WAS SAILED TO INDIA BY A CIVILIAN, MR. W.R. REYNOLDS. IT EVENTUALLY REACHED AUSTRALIA AND, BECAUSE IT WAS A FORMER JAPANESE VESSEL, IT WAS SELECTED TO TRANSPORT MEMBERS OF OPERATION JAYWICK, CONDUCTED BY THE Z SPECIAL UNIT, AUSTRALIAN SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT, INTO JAPANESE OCCUPIED WATERS NEAR SINGAPORE, IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO CARRY OUT THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL RAID ON SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
Date circa. 1942-1945
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This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:
067338
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  • 2006-02-25 06:39 Nick-D 450×288× (36954 bytes) Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 067338 '''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken during the Second World

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