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Royal Australian Navy destroyers, minesweepers, planes, helicopters and a number of other vessels launched a massive search, as rescue crews also combed the shore for any sign of survivors.

He was one of about 150,000 allied troops who took part in the Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944 - serving as a quartermaster on a minesweeper.

Both are specialist minesweeper vessels, helping ensure the safe flow of trade through the waters, the Royal Navy said.

The yard was building hospital ships and minesweepers in 1917 when King George V became the first of many royal visitors over the years.

“We talked about the possibility of having a deal about some submarines. We were talking about the two minesweepers which are already on the way to Indonesia,” Pistorius said.