Centenary of the Royal Australian NavyPrint Page 
Two plaques on plinths commemorate the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy and those who lost their lives in naval service.
At an Imperial Conference held in 1909, it was decided to deploy to Australian waters a naval unit consisting of at least a battle cruiser, three second class cruisers, six destroyers, three submarines and a number of auxiliaries. The first units of this Navy, the destroyers, HMA Ships Yarra and Parramatta, reached Australian waters in November 1910 and in the following year on 10 July 1911, His Majesty King George V granted the title of 'Royal Australian Navy' to the Commonwealth Naval Forces.
Location
| Address: | Rockingham Beach Road, Naval Memorial Park, Rockingham, 6168 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.261944 Long: 115.746667 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Link: | http://www.dva.gov.au/consultation-… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 11th December, 2011 |
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In Memory Of
All Our Shipmates
Who Have Gone On Before
And Now Rest In
The Bosom Of The Great Mariner
Lest We Forget
Celebrating 100 years
Royal Australian Navy
1911 Celebrating 100 years 2011
They have no grave but the cruel sea
No flowers at their head
A rusting hulk is their tombstone
Afast on the ocean bed
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them
Lest We Forget
