M.S. Ondina who
fought the Japanese warships off West Australia
and she won!
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Royal Dutch Shell
Tanker
The M.S. Ondina Story
1942 WWII encounter off the Western
Australian Coast
A Fine Painting of the Shell Tanker MS “Ondina.”
This
superb painting was completed & © in 2010 by Dutch artist Fred Boom of the
Shell tanker M.S. Ondina
She
is seen with the Japanese raiders Hokoku Maru and Aikoku Maru during the battle
Provided by Mr.
Willem Geluk and is used on this page with full permission.
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