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HMAS Quiberon was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q-class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War Two. She was passed into full RAN ownership in 1950, and converted into an anti-submarine frigate.
HMAS Quickmatch was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although commissioned into the RAN in 1942, the ship was initially the property of the Royal Navy. Quickmatchserved with both the British Eastern Fleet and British Pacific Fleet during World War Two. In the 1950s, the destroyer was converted into an anti-submarine frigate.
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 |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
Dedication
Australian Destroyers
Fourth Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)
H.M.A. Ships
Quiberon Quickmatch
Battle Honours
Mediterranean 1942 English Channel 1942
North Africa 1942-43 Atlantic 1943
Atlantic 1943 Sabang 1944
Okinawa 1945 Okinawa 1945
Japan 1945
Steamed in many theatres of war on continuous service 1942 - 1945