9789810436759 - Krait the Fishing Boat That Went to War the Commando Raid on Singapore Harbour by Page One Publishing (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. unread. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. - The story of the Krait is a tale as varied and as colourful as the many men who sailed in her - continued beyond Operation Jaywick. Attached to special operations, Krait spent the rest of the war in Darwin, befor disappearing into the jungle-lined rivers of Borneo. Rediscovered in 1958, she eventually returned to Australia - not to genteel retirement but to the most turbulent and controversial period of her sixty-year history.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good +. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY NAVAL World War II -Built in 1934 in Japan and originally named Kofuku Maru (Happiness or Good Fortune), Krait collected fish from fishermen and ports around the Rhio Archipelago and took the catch to the Singapore markets.It took food, water and other supplies to the fishing fleet.Confined to port early in World War II, the boat was used by Captain Bill Reynolds to evacuate hundreds of civilians to nearby Sumatra and when the Japanese continued to advance he took it to Colombo. It was soon proposed that the vessel be used as part of a covert operation.Renamed Krait (after a deadly species of snake) its most famous hour came in 1943 when a 14-strong company of British and Australian army and naval personnel set out on a daring commando night raid on shipping in the Singapore Roads.The MVÂKraitÂwasÂa 21-metre Japanese fishing vessel used by Allied special forces for a daring 1943 raid,ÂOperation Jaywick, in World War II. Disguised as a local fishing boat, it carried 14 commandos (Z Special Unit) from Australia to Singapore to sabotage Japanese shipping. It is now a historic vessel managed by the Australian National Maritime Museum.ÂKey Details of Krait in WWII: Operation Jaywick (1943):ÂCommanded by Major Ivan Lyon, theÂKraitÂsailed from Exmouth, Western Australia, into Japanese-occupied Singapore Harbour in September 1943. The Raid:ÂSix operatives paddled canoes from theÂKraitÂto attach limpet mines to Japanese ships, sinking or damaging seven vessels (approximately 40,000 tonnes). Disguise & Tactics:ÂThe vessel was chosen for its appearance as a local boat, allowing it to move through Japanese-occupied waters undetected. Significance:ÂIt is credited with sinking more enemy shipping than any Australian warship and is considered one of the most successful special-forces operations in history. Fate:ÂFollowing the war, the vessel returned to use in the Borneo timber trade before being repatriated to Australia in 1964.ÂCurrently, theÂKraitÂis part of theÂAustralian National Maritime Museum's collection in Sydney, Australia.Âpp. ix, 181 First Edition. (Some foxing to prelims) #040226 SCARCE 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.