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The monument commemorates H.M.A.S. Australia II which served in World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Rockingham Beach Road, Naval Memorial Reserve, Rockingham, 6168 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.2625 Long: 115.745833 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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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
A memorial to H. M. A. S. Australia II
Flagship of the R.A.N. and those who served in her
Kent heavy class cruiser completed : 1928 Paid off : 1954
Displacement : 15250 tons fully loaded
Armament : 8, 8 inch , 8 ,4 inch, 2 multiple Pom Pom mounts,
12 Bofors and 10 Oerlikon A. A. Guns, 8 , 21 inch torpedo tubes,
1 Walrus Amphibian Aircraft.
World War II Operations
ANZAC foreces convoys to Middle East
Service Royal Navy - Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic (Kerguelin Is.) oceans
Dakar 1st Attack : Vichy French Naval units
Dakar 2nd Attack : Battleship Richelieu disabled for duration, destroyer Audacieux damaged by Australia, cruiser Gloire captured by Australia
Battle of Coral Sea
Assault Guadalcanal & Tulagu (Solomon Islands)
Battle of Eastern Solomons
Assaults New Britain - Arawe, Cape Glopucester
Assaults New Guinea & Dutch East Indies - Hollandia, Aitape, Wakde Is., Biak Is., Noemfoor Is., Morotai Is.
Assualts Philippines - Batlle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Lingayen Gulf
Australia first Allied warship hit by Kamikaze aircraft
Total Kamikaze hits 6
Wartime steraming 350,101 miles in all 7 seas of the world
Steamed 625,000 miles during 26 years service
Killed In Action : 87
Wounded : 130
Lest We Forget
Decorations :
C.B. & U.S. Navy Cross : 1, D.S.O. & U.S. Navy Cross : 1, D.S.C.: 5, D.S.M. : 13, Mention in Dispatches : 27
