US and Dutch Aircraft that arrived in Australia by ship during WW2

US AND DUTCH AIRCRAFT THAT
ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA BY SHIP
DURING WWII

This list below is far from complete. It is based on the limited available information on this topic. I would like to hear from you if you can help me to add new entries. Please provide your sources as well. See my e-mail at the bottom of the web page.

Date	Ship	Arrived	Aircraft delivered
22 Dec 41	USAT Meigs	Brisbane	18 x P-40E Warhawks
22 Dec 41	USAT Holbrook	Brisbane	52 x A-24
13 Jan 42	President Polk	Brisbane	55 x P-40E Warhawks, 4 x C-53s
25 Jan 42	Mormac Sun	Brisbane	67 x P-40E Warhawks, 1 C-53
2 Feb 42	Mariposa	Melbourne	19 x P-40E Warhawks (14 trucked to Geelong, 5 forwarded to SS Bolbrook). 19 P-39D Airacobras also arrived with this Convoy No. 2013 but unsure which ship they were on.
2 Feb 42	Coolidge	Melbourne	32 x P-40Es (all forwarded to SS Holbrook). 19 P-39D Airacobras also arrived with this Convoy No. 2013 but unsure which ship they were on.
6 Feb 42	Hammondsport	Brisbane	111 x P-40Es (3 diverted to Philippines), 10 x O-47s. Note:- The War Diary for USS Hammondsport on Fold3 shows the ship mooring to Brett's Wharf, Brisbane on 6 February. Other sources incorrectly suggest it arrived in Melbourne on 4 Feb 1942. The War Diary incorrectly states it delivered 120 P-40 airplanes.
20 Feb 42	Mormac Star	Geelong	23 x P-40E (pairs of wings), 54 x P-400s (50 forwarded to Athene), 13 x P-39F Airacobras
25 Feb 42	Hawaiian Merchant	Brisbane	1 x P-40E Warhawk, 38 P-400 Airacobras, 8 x P-39D Airacobras, 12 P-39F Airacobras, 15 x A-24s
1 Mar 42	Meriweather Lewis	Brisbane	31 x P-39F Airacobras (All forwarded to New Zealand)
3 Mar 42	SS Cape Alava	Brisbane	1 x P-40E Warhawk plus 3 fuselages for wings arriving on Mormac Star on 20 Feb 42
5 Mar 42	Torrens	Brisbane	40 x P-400 Airacobras, 30 x P-40E Warhawks, 3 x A-20A Havocs
6 Mar 42	Athene	Melbourne	10 x P-400 Airacobras (trucked to Geelong), 40 x P-400 Airacobras (forwarded to Noumea)
8 Mar 42	Mormac Sea	Brisbane	54 x P-39D Airacobras, 3 x P-40E Warhawks (fuselages only)
8 Mar 42	Crown City	Brisbane	20 x P-400 Airacobras, 3 x P-39 Airacobras
9 Mar 42	SS Robin Tuxford	Fremantle	19 x P-40E Warhawks. These became the initial 19 aircraft of 77 Squadron RAAF.
21 Mar 42	William Clark	Brisbane	15 x P-400 Airacobras, 25 x P-39F Airacobras (all forwarded to New Zealand)
30 Mar 42	SS Goonawarra	Melbourne	10 x P-40E Warhawks
Mar 42	Sloterdijk	Fremantle	7 x CW-22B Curtis Falcons (diverted from Java)
Mar 42	Tjibesar	Fremantle	14 x CW-22B Curtis Falcons (diverted from Java)
3 Apr 42	SS Bantam	?	10 x P-40E-1 Warhawks
7 Apr 42	SS Mirrabooka	Melbourne	10 x P-40E Warhawks
8 Apr 42	SS Andrea Luckenhack (or Luckenback)	Melbourne	2 x C-47 Dakotas, 3 x C-39, 2 x P-40E Warhawks
Jul 42	Rufus King	Brisbane	25 x B-25 Mitchells (ship sank near Moreton Bay)
15 Aug 42	SS Stephen Field	Brisbane	45 x P-39 Airacobras - erected at Amberley
23 Oct 42	SS Hoperidge	?	? Spitfires
?	Mapia	Fremantle	4 x Brewster Buffalos
?	Zaandam	Fremantle	5 x Brewster Buffalos (crated)
?	Sloterdijk	Fremantle	10 x Brewster Buffalos
?	Tabian	Fremantle	3 x Brewster Buffalos
?	Tjibesar	Fremantle	4 x Brewster Buffalos
1 Jul 43	USS Nassau	Brisbane	100 x P-47 Thunderbolts, 45 P-38 Lightnings
21 Jul 43	USS Barnes	Brisbane	36 x P-38 Lightnings, 15 x P-47 Thunderbolts,
26 Sep 43	USS Copahee	Townsville	45 x A-20 Havocs, 2 x P-47 Thunderbolts, 8 x P-40 Warhawks
1 Jan 44	USS Copahee	Brisbane	40 x A-20 Havocs, 7 x P-47 Thunderbolts
16 Jan 44 (date left San Francisco)	USS Fanshaw Bay	Townsville	? x P-38 Lightnings
7 Mar 44	USS Prince William	Townsville	17 x P-38 Lightnings, 17 x A-20-6 Havocs, 3 x P-61-A Black Widows, 15 P-47-D Thunderbolts
11 Mar 44	USS Copahee	Brisbane	47 x P-38 Lightnings, 13 P-47 Thunderbolts
7 May 44	USS Prince William	Townsville	17 x P-38-5 Lightnings, 16 x A-20-6 Havocs, 3 P-61-A Black Widows, 15 P-47-D Thunderbolts
	Horace Luckenbach	?	9 x A29 (Hudson), 8 x P-40 Warhawks
?	Meriweather Lewis	?	31 x P-39F Airacobras

NARA photo via Ray Holyoak

P-38G Lightning minus wings and propellers towed down Boundary Rd, Townsville past
the National Hotel, then across Sandy Crossing to the Townsville Air Depot on 8 Jan 1943.
P-38G #43-2196 of 9FS, 49FG crashed on engine failure after takeoff in New Guinea on 10 Oct 1943

NARA Photo via Ray Holyoak