Where Fate Calls: The HMAS Voyager Tragedy

Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 447 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. This book recalls the night in February, 1964 when Australia experienced its worst peace-time naval disaster. The death toll was 14 officers and 68 ratings in a collision between the Daring-class destroyer, HMAS Voyager and the aircraft carrier and Royal Australian Navy's flagship, HMAS Melbourne. The tragedy shocked the nation and led to two Royal Commissions which would end careers and have repercussions in the Navy right to the highest level of command. Unanswered questions remain to this day. Lieutenant Frame explains the public controversy and untangles the bureaucratic cover-up that involved politicians, judges and naval personnel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; 1960s; History. ISBN: 0340549688. ISBN/EAN: 9780340549681. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10064. . 9780340549681