▁ship ▁by ▁Australian ▁personnel ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ' s ▁Small ▁Sh ips ▁Section ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Sign al ▁Corps ▁personnel , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁setting ▁up ▁small ▁ships ▁as ▁communic ations ▁ships , ▁as ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁dub bed ▁CS Q ▁for ▁communic ations ▁ship ▁qu arters . ▁We ero ona '' ▁was ▁to wed ▁from ▁New ▁Guinea ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁to ▁support ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁there ▁at ▁Ley te ▁G ulf ▁and ▁eventually ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁con val es cent ▁ship ▁in ▁Man ila ▁until ▁to wed ▁back ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁where ▁she ▁l inger ed ▁in ▁the ▁har bour ▁until ▁broken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁References ▁c ited ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Im ages ▁of ▁Y est ery ear : ▁Sea ▁& ▁River ▁( Ph otos ▁of ▁We ero ona ▁in ▁collection ) ▁Mor ning ton ▁Pen ins ula ▁P addle ▁Ste am ers ▁of ▁Port ▁Philip ▁Bay ▁Sh ips pot ting : ▁W E ER O ON A ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 ▁ships ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁C ly de ▁Category : F er ries ▁of ▁Victoria ▁( Austral ia ) ▁Category : Sh ips ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army <0x0A> </s> ▁Wy cl iffe ▁and ▁the ▁Red head ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁crime