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Ian Pfennigwerth (Capt RAN Ret’d): WW2 Small Ships. Relevance to Australia

Posted on: Mon 26 Aug 2019

With a substantial background in the Navy, including as head of Naval Intelligence; as a Defence Attaché in Beijing; and as Commander of a Guided Missile Destroyer, Ian Pfennigwerth is now a highly regarded author and Naval historian. He gives a great explanation of the unit that Len served in, and about WW2 Shipping and relevance to Australia.

Interviewer Helen Meyer

US Army Small Ships Battle honours and logo provided by US Army Small Ships Association and used with permission.  Other photos obtained by Author Ian Pfennigwerth (Capt RAN Ret’d) and used with permission.

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