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The plaque commemorates the Allied submarines and their crews which operated from Brisbane in World War Two from 1942 to 1945.


 

Location

Address:Newstead Avenue , Newstead Park , Newstead , 4006
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.442521
Long: 153.046981
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Approx. Event Start Date:1942
Actual Event End Date:15-August-1945

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 12th August, 1995
Front Inscription

Dedicated to the memory of the Allied submarines and their crews who operated from Brisbane 1942 - 1945

- Royal Navy -
HMS /  M XE1   ​HMS /  M XE3    ​HMS /  M XE4   ​HMS /  M XE5 

- United States Navy -

USS Albacore     USS Greenling  USS Raton   USS Seawolf
USS Amberjack  USS Grouper     USS S-31     USS Scamp
USS Balao          USS Growler     USS S-37     USS Sculpin
USS Bashaw      USS Guardfish   USS S-38    USS Seahorse
USS Bluegill       USS Guavina     USS S-30     USS Seadragon
USS Blackfish    USS Gudgeon    USS S-40     USS Seawolf
USS Bream        USS Grampus    USS S-41     USS Silversides
USS Cero           USS Mingo         USS S-42     USS Snapper
USS Dace          USS Nautilus      USS S-43      USS Spearfish
USS Drum          USS Permit        USS S-44      USS Stingray
USS Darter         USS Peto           USS S-45      USS Sturgeon
USS Flounder     USS Pickerel     USS S-46      USS Swordfish
USS Flying Fish  USS Pintado      USS S-47      USS Trout
USS Gabilan       USS Plunger      USS Sailfish  USS Tuna
USS Gar              USS Pompon    USS Sargo    USS Tunny
USS Gato            USS Ray            USS Saury    USS Triton
USS Grayback     USS Wahoo

Erected by the Submarines Association Australia - Queensland Branch

12th August 1995 

 


                   

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au