Tanks in the Australian Army forces during the World War II. Meanwhile, the Australian Tank Corps was superseded following the formation of the Australian Armoured Corps in July 1941. In October 1941 two independent light tank squadrons had been formed for service in Malaya; however, neither was deployed due to a lack of vehicles to equip them. In North Africa in 1941, Australian troops were part of the force which captured Tobruk on 22 January as part of Operation Compass, yielding over 25,000 prisoners along with 236 field and medium guns, 23 medium tanks and more than 200 other vehicles. During the capture of the
Independence Seaport Museum Currently she is a museum ship where visitors can walk aboard, tour, and watch historical reenactments conducted by the Cruiser "Olympia" Living History Crew. The Independence Seaport Museum is currently raising funds to preserve the ship and to conduct necessary repairs. The USS "Becuna" is a World War II and Cold War era submarine. She was launched in 1944, was decommissioned in 1969, and became a part of the Independence Seaport Museum in 1996. She is now a museum submarine where people can enter, explore the historical artifacts housed aboard the submarine, and take tours. The J. Welles Henderson Archives