Chronology of World War II
Thursday, February 18
Nieuw Amsterdam
Entering Fremantle Harbor
Nieuw Amsterdam
entering Fremantle Harbor on February 18, 1943, with RMS
Queen Mary
in the background during the two ships' involvement in Operation P
AMPHLET
which was a convoy operation of World War II conducted during January and February 1943 to transport the Australian Army's 9th Division home from Egypt.