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The Battle of the Coral Sea was commemorated with the planting of three young Blackwood trees and the placing of plaques at ANZAC Park dedicated to World War Two cruisers the HMAS Hobart, HMAS Perth and HMAS Sydney.
During the Battle of the Coral Sea, the HMAS Hobart withstood an attack by eight Japanese twin engine torpedo bombers and 19 heavy bombers and shot down three enemy aircraft.
Location
| Address: | Park Road, ANZAC Park, Lindisfarne Point, Lindisfarne, 7015 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -42.852274 Long: 147.350455 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
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 4th May, 2007 |
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Plaque :
HMAS Perth 1939 - 1942
BATTLE HONOURS
Atlantic 1939-40 Matapan 1941
Mediterranean 1941 Malta Convoys 1941
Greece 1941 Pacific 1941-1942
Crete 1941 Sunda Strait 1942
Sunk on 1st March 1942 after a fierce and valorous battle in the Sunda Strait against overwhelming odds
403 officers and men killed
223 surviving Prisoners of War
Unveiled by His Excellency the Honourable William Cox AC RFD ED Governor of Tasmania during a service to commemorate the Battle of the Coral Sea
4 May 2007
Plaque :
HMAS Hobart 1938 - 1947
Battle Honours
Mediterranean 1941 Indian Ocean 1941
Coral Sea 1942 Savo Island 1942
Guadalcanal 1942 Pacific 1942-1945
13 officers and men killed
Present in Tokyo Bay at the time of the Japanese surrender
Unveiled by His Excellency the Honourable William Cox AC RFD ED Governor of Tasmania during a service to commemorate the Battle of the Coral Sea
4 May 2007
Plaque :
HMAS Sydney 1935 - 1941
Battle Honours
Calabria 1940 Spada 1940
Destroyed the cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni off Cape Spade, 19 July 1940
Mediterranean 1940 Indian Ocean 1941
On 19 November 1941, 130 miles off the north-west coast of Western Australia, the HMAS Sydney engaged the German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran. The Kormoran was disguised as a merchant ship flying the Dutch flag. As a result of this engagement, the HMAS Sydney was lost with all 645 officers and men.
Unveiled by His Excellency the Honourable William Cox AC RFD ED Governor of Tasmania during a service to commemorate the Battle of the Coral Sea
4 May 2007
