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The terms Allied Chinese Ships and Allied China Fleet refer to 32 vessels of the Hong Kong-based China Navigation Company requisitioned by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy during World War Two. Following the Battle of Singapore in early 1942, many of the requisitioned ships joined the Allied retreat to Australia. Six were acquired by the Royal Australian Navy; four of these were commissioned as auxiliary warships, while two served as Victualing Supply Issuing Ships (VSIS).
Location
| Address: | Garden Island Naval Base , Garden Island, 2011 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.859202 Long: 151.230693 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
Allied Chinese Ships
HMAS Poyang
HMAS Ping Wo
HMAS Yunnan
HMAS Wang Pu
VSIS Taiping
VSIS Changte
In Memory Of Those Who Served
Lest We Forget
