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The window commemorates the N Class Destroyers who served in the 7th Flotilla Royal Australian Navy During World War Two.
This, the central light of the three-light window, commemorates the N Class Destroyers of 'Seventh Destroyer Flotilla 1940-45'. The upper section holds the insignia of the five ships, HMAS Napier, HMAS Nizam (with a profile of the ship), HMAS Norman, HMAS Nepal, and HMAS Nestor flanked by flames and laurel wreaths to represent her loss in action on 16 June 1942. The badge of the N Class Destroyer Association 1939-1945, with a profile of an N Class ship encircled by a 'wreath' rope and 'Dedicated to the Glory of God' below. The artist, Dacre Smyth (1923-2008), included verses of his own as a tribute to the destroyers.
The N-Class destroyers were a flotilla of ships built for the British Royal Navy. Early in the Second World War, five were loaned to the Royal Australian Navy to be manned by Australian sailors. The Napier, Nestor, Nizam, Norman and Nepal served in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Oceans.
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) |
| Artist: | Commodore Dacre Smyth AO (Rtd) |
| Link: | http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/ |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 16th June, 1992 |
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Window:
N CLASS DESTROYERS
ASSOC`N
1939 1945
Dedicated To The Glory Of God
Salute The Ocean Greyhounds,
The "N" Destroyers Brave,
Especially Gallant 'Nestor',
Deep In Her Watery Grave.
Their Crews Served King And Country
At Home And Overseas,
Please Cherish Well Their Mem'ries,
All Ye Who Sail The Seas.
SEVENTH DESTROYER FLOTILLA 1940-45
Plaque:
This window commemorating the "N" Class Destroyers which served in The Seventh Flotilla, R.A.N. in World War Two was dedicated 16th June 1992. The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Loss of the Nestor in the Mediterranean.
It was designed and crafted by Commodore Dacre Smyth AO RAN Rtd. who had served in HMAS Norman.
