US NAVY CODE WORDS
USED DURING WWII
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| LOCATION | US NAVY CODE WORD |
| Adelaide | Hyoscine |
| Albany | Kneecap |
| Bathurst Island | Stereotyped |
| Brisbane | Adobe or Amatory or Forsooth or Left |
| Broome | Mammy or Thirsty |
| Cairns | Citadel or Lardydardy |
| Canberra | Fume |
| Carnarvon | Marble |
| Derby | Geisha |
| Espiritu Sant Island | Button |
| Exmouth | Erosion or Potshot |
| Exmouth Gulf | Typewriter |
| Fremantle | Pinafore or Rudimentary |
| Geraldton | Nosebag |
| Guadalcanal | Cactus |
| Lae | Stilo or Binocular or Prim or Schoolboy |
| Linden Harbour, NSW | Compound |
| Melbourne | Snowman or Hospitable or Maze |
| Nowra | Groundhog |
| Onslow | Jarrah or Paino |
| Perth | Braves or Jade or Whiteline |
| Port Darwin | Aster or Thunderstruck |
| Port Moresby | Caramel or Scaramouch |
| Roebourne | Hopeful |
| Shark Bay, Australia | Church |
| Snake Bay, Melville Island | Skittlealley |
| Sydney | Acacia or Echo |
| Torres Strait | Gunsmith |
| Townsville | Alder or Callous or Okra |
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This page first produced 27 December 2015
This page last updated 06 June 2023