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H.M.A.S. Quiberon & H.M.A.S. QuickmatchPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates H.M.A.S. Quiberon and H.M.A.S. Quickmatch, Q Class destroyers which served in World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by the red poppy in the second image.
H.M.A.S. Quiberon ( G81 /D20 / D281 / F03) was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q-class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War Two.
H.M.A.S. Quickmatch (G92 / D21 / D292 / F04) was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although commissioned into the RAN in 1942, the ship was initially the property of the Royal Navy. Quickmatch served with both the British Eastern Fleet and British Pacific Fleet during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.279626 Long: 149.147118 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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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: | Monday 1st March, 2004 |
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In memory of
HMAS Quiberon HMAS Quickmatch
"Q" Class Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy
Quiberon
'Seek and Subdue'
Mediterranean 1942
North Africa 1942-43
Atlantic 1943
Okinawa 1945
Japan 1945
Quickmatch
'Swift to Strike'
English Channel 1942
Atlantic 1943
Sabang 1944
Okinawa 1945
Australian destroyers which served in many theatres of war as part of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla between 1942 and 1945
