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22-July-2015
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The plaque commemorates those who were killed when the Hospital Ship Centaur was torpedoed by the Japanese Navy on the 14th May 1943 during World War Two.
Centaur served as a medical transport between New Guinea and Australia. Before dawn on 14 May 1943, while on her second voyage, Centaur was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine off North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Of the 332 people on board, only 64 were rescued by the the USS Mugford after spending 36 hours in the water.
Location
| Address: | 42 - 68 Palmer Street, Maritime Museum of Townsville, South Townsville, 4810 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -19.259244 Long: 146.823733 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 14-May-1943 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 14-May-1943 |
| Link: | http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 14th May, 1993 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKP,QWMRMemorial to those who perished when the Hospital Ship Centaur was torpedoed on 14th May 1943
"Greater love hath no man than this. That a man lay down his life for his friends" John 15 : 13
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