From Wikipedia.
Named after a small, extremely poisonous snake.
Originally a Japanese fishing boat that operated out of Singapore before the war called the Kofuku Maru. Taken over by the Allies and evacuated over 1,100 people from ships sunk along the East Coast of Sumatra.
In September 1943, it was used by by the "Z" Special Unit to sink seven ships in Singapore Harbor.
After the war, the ship was sold and it operated off Borneo. In 1964, it was purchased for use by the Australian Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol before being acquired by the Australian War Memorial in 1985 where it serves today as a museum ship.
Never Heard of the Ship Before. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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