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The memorial plaque commemorates the Royal Australian Navy (R.A.N.) Sloops H.M.A.S. Yarra, H.M.A.S. Swan, H.M.A.S. Parramatta and H.M.A.S. Warrego and the personnel who lost their lives or were wounded while serving on them.
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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R.A.N. SLOOPS MEMORIAL
Modified Grimsby Class Sloops 1936 - 1963
H.M.A.S. YARRA
Commissioned - 21-1-1936 - - Sunk -4-3-1942
South of Sunda Strait, Of A Crew Of 151, 126 Including The Captain
And All Officers Were Killed In The Action Or Died Before Rescue
H.M.A.S. Swan
Commissioned - 21-3-1937 - - Paid Off - 20-9-1962
Darwin On 19-2-1942 Three Of Her Crew Were Killed
And Nineteen Others Wounded
H.M.A.S. PARRAMATTA
Commissioned - 08-4-1940 - - Sunk -27-11-1941
Off The Libyan Coast, Of A Crew Of 162, 138 Including The Captain
And All Officers Were Killed In The Action Or Died Before Rescue
H.M.A.S. WARREGO
Commissioned - 22-8-1940 - - Paid Off - 15-8-1963
The Phillipines On 9-3-1945 - Several Of Her Crew Were Wounded
