
www.monumentaustralia.org.au
H.M.A.S. CulgoaPrint Page 

H.M.A.S. Culgoa : 24-October-2011
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
A Bhutan Cypress tree commemorates H.M.A.S. Culgoa and those who served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
Location
Address: | Birdwood Avenue, Shrine Reserve, Melbourne, 3000 |
---|---|
State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.830139 Long: 144.973276 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Tree |
---|---|
Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Actual Event Start Date: | 01-April-1947 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1972 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKPThis Bhutan Cypress tree is dedeicated to HMAS Culgoa
Bay Class Frigate commissioned 1st April 1947 and those who served in her from 1947.
In B.C.O.F. JAPAN.
Monte Bello Atomic Bomb Test 1952 and through her actions in Korea in 1953.
She paid off in 1954 and went to HMAS Waterhen as an accomodation ship until 1972.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au