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  History Australia Name Sirocco History Australia Name Sirocco Fate Burnt to the waterline in 1942 
HMAS Sirocco   (Q21) was a channel patrol boat operated by the  Naval Auxiliary Patrol of the Royal Australian Navy  (RAN) during World War II .
Sirocco  was destroyed by fire and burnt to the waterline at Hobart  on 26 January 1942.
Cassells, Vic (1995), For those in peril- : a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century , Kangaroo Press, ISBN  978-0-86417-734-6  
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1942
Shipwrecks 
1 Jan: Malama  2 Jan: Mercedes Ruth Alexander  3 Jan: USS Iona   8 Jan: Tornator  9 Jan: HMS Vimiera   11 Jan: USAT Liberty   12 Jan: Cyclops HNLMS Prins van Oranje  , U-374  14 Jan: Chepo  15 Jan: Empire Bay U-93 U-577  17 Jan: HMS Gurkha  , I-60 HMS Matabele   18 Jan: Bantam Hai-Kan No. 6  19 Jan: Lady Hawkins  20 Jan: Eidsvold I-124 Banshu Maru No. 52 USS S-36  , Westralia  23 Jan: Navemar USS Neches   24 Jan: Empire Wildebeeste Nana Maru USS S-26   25 Jan: Z8 Bruno Heinemann   26 Jan: Refast HMAS Sirocco   27 Jan: Harpa I-73 HMS Thanet   30 Jan: USCGC Alexander Hamilton  , USC&GS Research   31 Jan: HMS Belmont  , HMS Culver  , Spreewald  Unknown date: HMS Triumph    Other incidents