US NAVY CODE WORDS
USED DURING WWII
LOCATION | US NAVY CODE WORD |
Adelaide | Hyoscine |
Albany | Kneecap |
Bathurst Island | Stereotyped |
Brisbane | Adobe or Amatory or Forsooth or Left |
Broome | Mammy or Thirsty |
Cairns | Citadel or Lardydardy |
Canberra | Fume |
Carnarvon | Marble |
Derby | Geisha |
Espiritu Sant Island | Button |
Exmouth | Erosion or Potshot |
Exmouth Gulf | Typewriter |
Fremantle | Pinafore or Rudimentary |
Geraldton | Nosebag |
Guadalcanal | Cactus |
Lae | Stilo or Binocular or Prim or Schoolboy |
Linden Harbour, NSW | Compound |
Melbourne | Snowman or Hospitable or Maze |
Nowra | Groundhog |
Onslow | Jarrah or Paino |
Perth | Braves or Jade or Whiteline |
Port Darwin | Aster or Thunderstruck |
Port Moresby | Caramel or Scaramouch |
Roebourne | Hopeful |
Shark Bay, Australia | Church |
Snake Bay, Melville Island | Skittlealley |
Sydney | Acacia or Echo |
Torres Strait | Gunsmith |
Townsville | Alder or Callous or Okra |
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