Keywords: Krait (AWM 067338).jpg watermark MV KRAIT LENGTH 70' DIESEL ENGINED SPEED 6 1/2 KNOTS RANGE 8000 MILES FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE FISHING FIRM IN SINGAPORE AFTER THE FALL OF SINGAPORE SHE WAS EMPLOYED IN THE RESCUE OF EVACUEES FROM SHIPS WHICH HAD BEEN SUNK ALONG THE EAST COAST OF SUMATRA SOME 1100 PEOPLE WERE TRANSPORTED IN THE KRAIT DURING THIS PERIOD WHEN THE NETHERLAND EAST INDIES SURRENDERED THE KRAIT WAS SAILED TO INDIA BY A CIVILIAN MR W R REYNOLDS IT EVENTUALLY REACHED AUSTRALIA AND BECAUSE IT WAS A FORMER JAPANESE VESSEL IT WAS SELECTED TO TRANSPORT MEMBERS OF OPERATION JAYWICK CONDUCTED BY THE Z SPECIAL UNIT AUSTRALIAN SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT INTO JAPANESE OCCUPIED WATERS NEAR SINGAPORE IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO CARRY OUT THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL RAID ON SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR 067338 en wikipedia Rcbutcher CommonsHelper Original uploader was Nick-D at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia 2006 02 25 original upload date circa 1942-1945 author commons PD-1996 Australia Original upload log page en wikipedia Krait_ 28AWM_067338 29 jpg 2006-02-25 06 39 Nick-D 450×288× 36954 bytes <nowiki>Australian War Memorial AWM catalog number 067338 Sourced from http //www awm gov au/database/collection asp Copyright The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear' The photo was taken during the Second World</nowiki> Krait ship 1934 Black and white photographs |