vi, 240 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. First Edition. #0321 Maryborough (Ship) — History.  |  Corvettes (Warships) — Australia — History.  |  World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, Australian.  |  World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, Australian. HMAS MARYBOROUGH was one of sixty Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during World War II in Australian shipyards as part of the Commonwealth Government’s wartime shipbuilding programme. Twenty (including MARYBOROUGH) were built on Admiralty order but manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy. Thirty-six were built for the Royal Australian Navy and four for the Royal Indian Navy.