HMAS AIR WATCH
63 FOOT AIR SEA RESCUE BOAT
IN AUSTRALIA DURING WW2

Air-Sea Rescue Boats (63 Foot)

HMAS Air Watch (927) was built by Harbour Boat Building Co., USA. It was launched in 1944 and it was commissioned on 27 November 1944.

In February 1946 HMAS Air Watch was on passage south.

HMAS Air Watch was placed into reserve on 24 September 1946 and subsequently transferred to the RAAF in 1949.

REFERENCE BOOKS

Royal Australian Navy A - Z, Ships, Aircraft and Shore Establishments
by J.H. Straczek

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