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Scrap Iron Flotilla - the 10th Destroyer FlotillaPrint Page 
The three light stained glass window is a memorial to the men who served in the Scrap Iron Flotilla and in particularly to those who died in HMAS Waterhen, HMAS Vampire and HMAS Voyager during World War Two.
The insignia of each of the 'gallant old destroyers' was placed at the top of the window, with the Flotilla Leader, HMAS Stuart above the other four, HMAS Vampire, Vendetta, Voyager and Waterhen, and loss noted. An image of HMAS Stuart in camouflage profile, and another representing her companions were placed below the impressive list of Battle Honours: Mediterranean 1940-41; Calabria 1940; Libya 1940-41; Matapan 1941; Greece 1941; Crete 1941; New Guinea 1942-44; Pacific 1942-45.
The Scrap Iron Flotilla was an Australian destroyer group that operated in the Mediterrsnean and Pacific during World War Two. The name was bestowed upon the group by Nazi Propoganda Minister Joseph Goebbels.
The flotilla consisted of five Royal Australian Navy (RAN) destroyers. The five ships of the flotilla had been Royal Navy ships that had been built and served during the First World War and transferred to the RAN in the 1930s. HMAS Waterhen was sunk in the Mediterranean in 1941, HMAS Vampire was sunk in the Indian Ocean in 1942, and HMAS Voyager was sunk near Timor in 1942. HMAS Stuart and HMAS Vendetta survived the war.
Location
| Address: | Nelson Road, St Mark`s Chapel, HMAS Cerberus, 3920 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.365678 Long: 145.190872 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Window |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Designer: | Commodore Dacre Smyth AO (Rtd) |
Dedication
Window:
Sneered At By The German Propaganda Minister Goebbels
In 1939 As A 'Consignment Of Junk, Australia's Scrap Iron
Flotilla', These Old First World-War Destroyers Thereafter
Proudly Accepted And Adopted The Title.
Plaque:
Plaque:
This window dedicated to the greater Glory of God commemorates the service given to Australia by the Scrap Iron Flotilla - the 10th Destroyer Flotilla. It is a memoral to those men who served and particularly for those who diedin: HMAS Waterhen - sunk off Sollum, Libya 30 June 1941 HMAS Vampire - sunk off Ceylon 9 April 1942 HMAS Voyager - lost in Betano Bay, Timor 25 September 1942.
Designed and crafted by
Commodore D. Smyth AO RAN (Rtd.)
