Australia’s role in the Indo-Pacific region
Delve into the deep connections that link Australia with our maritime neighbours across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, including the Royal Australian Navy and the United States.
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Adventures of Tiger 75
Discover the story of the Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter 'Tiger 75', and the Royal Australian Navy crew who worked on board.
The story of the Krait
On the night of 26 September 1943, men from Special Operations Australia’s top-secret Z Special Unit, paddling three folding canoes, carried out a daring and successful undercover raid on enemy ships in Japanese occupied Singapore Harbour.
They had sailed 3,960 km from Exmouth, Western Australia, deep into enemy territory aboard the captured Japanese-built fishing boat Krait.
Communication onboard Krait
Leading Telegraphist Horace ‘Horrie’ Young, RANR, served as wireless operator and telegraphist aboard MV KRAIT during Operation Jaywick.
He was responsible for maintaining covert communication with Allied forces, and monitoring enemy radio traffic, ensuring the mission’s success. He did that in the small radio room below decks on Krait using equiptment like the Wireless Telegraph Key now in the museum collection.