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H.M.A.S. Warrego Print Page
The plaque commemorates all who served on ships named H.M.A.S. Warrego during World War One and World War Two.
Location
Address: | Garden Island Naval Base , Garden Island, 2011 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.859072 Long: 151.230588 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2010 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAH.M.A.S. Warrego
River Class Destroyer
1912 - 1928
First warship built in Australia at Cockatoo Island Dockyard
1914 - 1918
New Guinea Pacific Mediterranean
Black Sea Dardanelles
Grimsby "D" Class Sloop
1940 - 1962
First Australian ship to fire on Japanese at Darwin 19 - 2 - 1942
Sunda Straits New Guinea Balmaheras
Phillipines Borneo Darwin
In honour of the men who manned these ships and served their country with valour and dedication in war and peace
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au