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A plaque commemorates those who served on the H.M.A.S. Hobart during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | 300 Waterdale Road, Repatriation Hospital, Remembrance Garden, Heidelberg, 3081 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.755725 Long: 145.047069 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: | Thursday 11th November, 2010 |
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HMAS HOBART
Australian Light Cruiser WWII
The second of 3 RN cruisers to join the RAN, Hobart was commissioned on 28 September 1938.
Her original complement of 650 swelled to over 900 by war`s end. On July 1943, whilst operating in the Coral Sea, thirteen officers and ratings were lost after the ship was extensively damaged when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine at long range.
Battle Honours
Mediterranean 1941
Coral Sea 1942
Guadalcanal 1942 - 1943
Pacific 1945
Joined other Commonwealth warships for the formal Japanese surrender ceremony on 2 September 1945. Remained in service until placed on the Disposal List. The ship was sold in February 1962 for breaking up in Japan and sailed from Sydney under tow on 3 March 1962 for demolition.
Lest We Forget
Dr Vincent Nursey
Served HMAS Hobart
19 year old Naval Rating at the time of the Coral Sea attack
11 November 2010
