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The plaque commemorates the officers and men who served on H.M.A.S. Warrnambool during World War Two. The plaque is located on a raised circular mount near the National Corvette Memorial.
H.M.A.S. Warrnambool (J202), named for the city of Warrnambool, Victoria was one of the 60 Bathurst -class corvettes constructed during World War Two, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Warrnambool sank after she hit a mine in the Great Barrier Reef on 13 September 1947. She was one of only four Bathurst class corvettes lost while in Australian service, and the only one lost after World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Garden Island Naval Base , Garden Island, 2011 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.859202 Long: 151.130693 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 13th September, 1997 |
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H.M.A.S. Warrnambool J202
Bathurst - Class A.M.S. Corvette built at Morts Dock and commissioned 22 September 1941
Battle Honours
New Guinea 1942 Pacific 1942 - 1945
13 September 1947 struck a mine while sweeping off Cockburn Reef North Queensland and sank with three sailors dying of injuries and one believed drowned and three Officers and twenty-six sailors injured, thirteen dangerously
In memory of the Officers and men who served
Lest We Forget
13th September 1997
