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	HMAS Quickmatch (G92) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HMAS Quickmatch (G92/F04) was a Q class destroyer laid down by J. Samuel White and Company Limited of Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England on 6 February 1941, launched on 11 April 1942 by Mrs.
		Shearman, commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Quickmatch on 14 September 1942, transferred to Australia and paid off on 15 May 1950, underwent conversion to a modern anti-submarine frigate at Williamstown Naval Dockyard in Victoria and re-commissioned on 23 September 1955.
		HMAS Quickmatch paid off to reserve at Williamstown on 26 April 1963 where she served as an accommodation ship, was sold for scrap to the Fujita Salvage Company Limited of Osaka in Japan on 15 February 1972 and departed Melbourne for Japan under tow on 6 July 1972.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Quickmatch (191 words)

	HMAS QUICKMATCH - HMA Ship Histories (Sea Power Centre - Australia)
		HMAS QUICKMATCH was one of eight Q Class destroyers built for the Royal Navy, although QUICKMATCH was commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on 14 September 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Rodney Rhoades DSC RAN.
		On 28 March 1951 QUICKMATCH was towed by the tug HMAS RESERVE to Williamstown Naval Dockyard where work commenced on her conversion to a modern fast anti-submarine frigate.
		QUICKMATCH completed five tours of duty in Far East waters, totalling almost two years of foreign service, as a unit of the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve, including several periods exercising with the forces of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation.
	www.navy.gov.au /spc/history/ships/quickmatch.html (590 words)

	Kamikaze
		The frigate HMAS Gascoyne and motor launch HDML1074 were part of a hydrographic survey group that plotted the approaches to the landing beaches and then the landing ships HMA Ships Kanimbla, Manoora and Westralia were among hundreds of transports and landing craft.
		The cruisers HMA Ships Australia and Shropshire, the latter having been transferred from the Royal Navy as a replacement for HMAS Canberra lost at Guadalcanal in August 1942, and destroyers HMA Ships Arunta and Warramunga were part of the covering force.
		Damage to the fore funnel of HMAS Australia caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack during the battle at Lingayen Gulf in January 1945.
	www.ww2australia.gov.au /waratsea/kamikaze.html (2026 words)

	Official book of HMAS Quiberon trip 1962 - 1963
		Early in March, 1962, HMAS QUIBERON proceeded to sea on completion of refit and began the laborious and none-to-popular task of work-ups.
		In company with HMAS QUICKMATCH the ship sailed for Northern waters bordering the "Sunshine State" and in the latter stages of May and in early June visited Brisbane, Mackay and Townsville.
		HMAS "Quickmatch" and "Quiberon" made goodwill visit to Port June 1st to 4th." The record further suggested that the port be 'improved' to attract more visits from HMA Ships.
	www.gippslandlakes.com /quiberon/1962/tripbook.htm (1213 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot
		She commissioned as HMAS QUADRANT at Sydney on 18 October 1945 under the command of Acting Lieutenant Commander William F. Cook RAN.
		She commissioned as HMAS QUEENBOROUGH at Sydney on 29 October 1945 under the command of Commander Arnold H. Green DSC RAN.
		The conversion was completed at the end of 1954 and she recommissioned on 7 December 1954 as a unit of the 1st Frigate Squadron.
	www.gunplot.net /shipgallery/qships/albumqships.html (1893 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMAS Quickmatch of the Q class
		N.E.G. Ropner, DSO, RN) and the Australian destroyer HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr.
		W.H. Hartington, DSO, RAN) and HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr.
		At 0500 on 25 December 1944, HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4504.html (272 words)

	Review of Veterans' Entitlements: Report. Chapter 14
		The HMAS Diamantina was a ship used largely for scientific research and carried a crew of CSIRO officers to carry out studies such as hydrological and zooplankton sampling.
		In other words, HMAS Supply was on an exercise that happened to take her into the South Vietnam area of operations on 3 May 1963.
		The mission of HMAS Supply did not involve the application of force to pursue specific military objectives in respect of operations in Vietnam; nor was she in direct operational or logistic support of Australia’s activities in South Vietnam.
	www.veteransreview.gov.au /report/chapters/ch14.htm (15954 words)

	Q class Destroyers & Frigates of the RAN by Trevor Weaver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Containing over 80 general photos of the class, it also goes through their conversion to Type 15 ASW frigates (except for HMAS Quality which was paid off shortly after transfer to the RAN).
		After WW2, 3 of the surviving 4 Q class Destroyers were transferred to the RAN in place of the N class Destroyers.
		They served the RAN well up to1972, when HMAS Queenborough (which had been converted to a training ship) was paid off.
	smmlonline.com /reviews/books/Qclass.htm (311 words)

	Untitled Document
		In 1960 he qualified as a Destroyer Gunnery Officer, was promoted to Lieutenant and joined the HMAS QUICKMATCH as Gunnery Officer until 1962 when he proceeded to the United Kingdom to undertake a long Gunnery Course at HMS EXCELLENT.
		In 1969 he joined HMAS VENDETTA as Gunnery Officer and from September, 1969 to March 1970 saw operational service when VENDETTA was attached to the US Seventh Fleet for Gunline operations in Vietnam.
		In 1973 and 1974 he served in as the Navigating Officer of HMAS ANZAC and HMAS DERWENT prior to undertaking training a s a Principal Warfare Officer in England.
	www.hmascanberra.com /command.htm (503 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot RAN Combatant Ships In WW2 List
		HMAS Vampire - Sunk in Bay of Bengal 1942
		HMAS Waterhen - Sunk in Mediterraean Sea 1941
		HMAS Geelong - Sunk in Collision New Guinea 1944
	www.gunplot.net /shiplists/shiplistb.htm (235 words)

	Far East Strategic Reserve Navy Association (Australia) Inc.
		Mr Gibbs, 61, served on the HMAS Quickmatch in 1957 (Quickmatch sailed with the Queenborough).
		SA veterans who served on HMAS Tobruk have told The Advertiser of being constantly ready for attack and on the alert for enemy frogmen armed with underwater mines, describing how they bombarded communist positions from the battle fleet and, unlike other servicemen, were absent from their families for up to 10 months.
		Many are now advanced in years with deteriorating health and deserve the effort after serving their country onboard HMA Ships in conditions we know only too well as less than favourable.
	www.fesrassociation.com /archives/12.htm (4171 words)

	Supplementary Information and Anecdotes
		Bob Gibbs remembers his service on HMAS Quickmatch
		I joined the Navy at 17 in 1956, and served in Malayan waters on HMAS Quickmatch in 1956 and 1957.
		We didn't see action in the sense that we were attacked, but we were in the war zone.
	www.anzacday.org.au /history/malaya/anecdotes.html (740 words)

	The Bridal Path
		The last week in October saw her once again steaming the waters of the Singapore Straits engaged in trials and weapon adjustments: these being satisfactory, we began our work-up and soon settled down into being a closely-knit team of a ship and her company.
		On November 17, 'The Bride' sailed in company with HMAS QUICKMATCH to rendezvous with the Captain F3 in the South China Sea and to take part in 'Exercise Swansong'.
		We were now back in western civilisation, and although the model canoes, feather fans and grass skirts of the Pacific islands began to gather dust, the memories lingered-and linger still.
	www.richardlloyd.clara.net /Sub_pages/the_bridal_path.htm (2310 words)

	NAVY News :: Sport
		War broke out during the tour, and he enlisted in the RAN in June 1944 as an O.D.2.
		Ferris Ashton joined the Destroyer HMAS Quickmatch in November 1944 as a bridge lookout and served along with HMAS Quiberon with the British Pacific Fleet in all Carrier actions at Sachashima, Gunto, Formosa, Okinawa and Japan until the surrender in August 1945 and on occupation duties until February 1946.
		He broke his left patella in an accident on leave, and did a stint of 14 months in the Naval Recruiting Office on G.I. until discharging in November 1947.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/NAVYNEWS/EDITIONS/4704/SPORT/STORY06.HTM (319 words)

	Anzac Day reunions - National - www.theage.com.au
		HMAS ANZAC Sunday, after march, first floor, Bells Hotel Moray Street, South Melbourne.
		HMAS BATAAN Sunday, after march, English Speaking Union, 146 Toorak Road, South Yarra.
		HMAS QUICKMATCH Sunday, after march, Waverley RSL and September 13, 10.30 am Waverley RSL, Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/04/21/1082530231548.html (2736 words)

	Stories from WWII
		April 1, 1945, D-Day for the invasion of Okinawa found me, a U.S. Navy Signalman Second Class, serving aboard the HMAS QUICKMATCH,an Australian destroyer in the British Pacific Fleet (BPF).
		When the war in Europe moved inland,Winston Churchill had offered elements of the Royal Navy to President Roosevelt for service against the Japanese.
		The assignment to the BPF was an interesting experience, but one I would not like to do again.
	www.hbo.com /apps/band/site/client/stories/curated_story.jsp?exid=503 (537 words)

	RANCBA - RAN Reunions
		Attention RAN junior recruits who were enlisted in the JRTE Howden Fifty Fourth intake, 1976 at HMAS Leeuwin.
		A 30 year reunion will be held on Saturday the 7th October 2006 at the Joondalup Golf Resort and Hotel in Perth Western Australia.
		A reunion for all who served on HMAS VOYAGER will be held in Adelaide from 9th to 11th February 2007 to closely correspond with the 50th Anniversary of her completion and commissioning and also the 43rd Anniversary of her sinking.
	www.rancba.org.au /ran_reunions.htm (854 words)

	Australian Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Q class destroyer HMS Quickmatch transferred to RAN
		Built in Australia 3 Tribal class destroyer, 60 corvettes (4 for India), 6 frigates, 35 mototorpedo launches, 9 harbour defence and 4 boom defence vessels.
		HMAS Australia(CA), HMS Canberra(CA), HMAS Hobart(CL), HMAS Bungaree (minelayer)
	www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Australianfleet.html (198 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In July and Sept 1942 Quiberion and Quickmatch were respectively commissioned into the RAN and the remainder Quality, Quadrant and Queenborough were operated by the Royal Navy before being handed over to the RAN in the latter part of 1945.
		HMAS Quickmatch G.92 in Action at Sabang 1944 Commissioned to RAN in 1942
		HMS QUIILIAM G.09 Pictured in March 1940 Hawthorne Leslie (Tyne) one of the rare pictures of the Quilliam.
	homepages.tesco.net /~robwilton/spages/page6.htm (246 words)

	Q Class Frigates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		As a new Malayan Emergency Veteran, I was most disappointed at not being able to purchase a naval cap embroided with the ASW Frigate “HMAS QUICKMATCH” anywhere.
		Visited a local embroidery shop and made some enquiries into the possibility of having a Quickmatch cap produced.
		The four Frigates, HMAS QUADRANT F01, HMAS QUEENBOROUGH F02, HMAS QUIBERON F03 and HMAS QUICKMATCH F04 could be produced by just simply altering the embroidery machine computer, prepared as follows:-.
	www.rancba.org.au /q_class_frigates.htm (414 words)

	Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In January 1962, the first units of the royal Australian Navy became involved in the Vietnam conflict.
		In January 1963 HMAS QUIBERON and HMAS QUEENBOROUGH were despatched from Hong Kong to the port of Nha Trang and
		The Vietnamese naval vessel KY-HOA accidentally holed HMAS QUIBERON.
	www.skp.com.au /memorials/pages/60124.htm (757 words)

	HMAS Quickmatch
		See also the Dictionary definition of HMAS, Quickmatch
		HMAS Quickmatch (G-92/F-04) was a Quilliam class destroyer laid down by J. Samuel White and Company Limited of Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England on 6 February 1941, launched on 11 April 1942 by Mrs.
		List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy
	www.askfactmaster.com /HMAS_Quickmatch (153 words)

	kaomag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		HMAS Sydney II HMAS Sydney II (by Lee)
		Of treachery and strife, With free men's license now to count
		Grahame Fooks served on HMAS Quickmatch from 1944 - 1946 and, as part of Task Force 57 on 'Operation Iceberg,'had first hand experience of Kamikaze attacks an the fleet
	www.newkaomag.com /Verse/emperor.htm (147 words)

	Australian Frigates
		F04 HMAS Quickmatch sent in by Swaine Warren.
		A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available.
		FFH150 HMAS Anzac at the Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, June 2005.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /australian_frigates.htm (351 words)

	[No title]
		STEVENSON, RAN, Commanding Officer of the HMAS QUICKMATCH (G 92) left the ship.Saturday, 10 April 1948W.D. Wallace, ENS, USN.CCommander Destroyer Division ELEVEN called officially on CTG 96.5.
		Regular in port watch set and ship in material condition "Baker", modified.
		Ships present: U.S.S. Topeka (CL 67), HMAS Quickmatch (G 92), DesDiv ELEVEN less the U.S.S. John R. Craig (DD 885), and various yard and district craft.
	www.ussorleck.com /decklogs/xls/April_1948.xls (2080 words)

	Far East Strategic Reserve Navy Association (Australia) Inc.
		Title- HMAS Stuart urgent query Post by Webmaster on Feb 3rd, 2006, 7-22pm
		Title- HMAS Quickmatch Reunion Post by herbjqmg on Feb 8th, 2006, 7-12pm
		Title- HMAS Hawk crest Post by skippy45 on Mar 1st, 2006, 12-40pm
	www.fesrassociation.com /archives/YaBB/003.htm (964 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Model of the Quilliam as Bankert available from Deans Marine web site www.deansmarine.co.uk £212.00
		Model of HMAS Quiberion Quickmatch From APS Models Australia tel 02 4972 5825 Alan Pew.
		For full Chronology of HMS Quilliam or any RN Ship provided by G. Mason Esq tel 0117 968 5988
	homepages.tesco.net /~robwilton/spages/page22.htm (104 words)

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