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The plaque commemorates the personnel who served on H.M.A.S. Manooraduring World War Two.
The plaque location is indicated by the red poppy in the second image.
H.M.A.S. Manoora was a passenger liner that served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It was built in Scotland in 1935 for the Cairns to Fremantle coastal passenger run for the Adelaide Steamship Company. She was requisitioned by the RAN for naval service in 1939. She was initially converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC), operating primarily in Australian, New Guinea, and Pacific waters, with deployments to Singapore and the Bay of Bengal.
Location
| Address: | Fairbairn & Limestone Avenues, Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard, Australian War Memorial, Campbell, 2612 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.280504 Long: 149.148341 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: | Saturday 1st April, 2000 |
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H. M. A. S. Manoora
1939 - 1945
Armed Merchant Cruiser - Landing Ship Infantry
Burma • New Guinea • Philippines • Borneo
Singapore Leyte
Calcutta Luzon
Hollandia Tarakan
Morotai Brunei
China Sea Balikpapan
