18 members of the crew of the scuttled U.S. Navy minesweeper USS <i>Quail</i> (AM-15) in an 11 m motor launch at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, in June 1942.<br>With the outbreak of war with Japan, <i>Quail</i> was in the Philippines. During the defense of Corregidor, she swept a channel providing access to South Harbor, Corregidor. Her crew then went ashore to aid in the defense of that island. Damaged by enemy bombs and guns, <i>Quail</i> was scuttled 5 May 1942 by U.S. forces to prevent her capture. Part of her crew, Lt. Cmdr. John H. Morrill and 17 others, escaped to Darwin, Australia, arriving on 7 June 1942 after covering 3540 km.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/department_arch.html">U.S. Navy All Hands magazine</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah198601.pdf">January 1986</a>, p. 8.