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HMAS Wyatt Earp (formerly known as FV Fanefjord, MV Wyatt Earp, and HMAS Wongala) was a motor vessel commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1939 to 1945 and again from 1947 to 1948.

Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Wyatt Earp going to sea from Nelson Pier, Williamstown, Victoria, preparing for voyage to Antarctica. Note deck cargo includes parts of a Royal Australian Air Force OS2U Kingfisher amphibian aircraft. Navy serviceIn February 1939, Wyatt Earp was purchased from Ellsworth by the Government of Australia and handed over to the RAN, which intended to use theContinue reading “HMAS Wyatt Earp (formerly known as FV Fanefjord, MV Wyatt Earp, and HMAS Wongala) was a motor vessel commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1939 to 1945 and again from 1947 to 1948.”