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31-October-2014
31-October-2014

Photographs supplied by Father Ted Doncaster

The seat commemorates the nine West Australian sailors who were killed in the H.M.A.S. Voyager collision in 1964.

During the night of 10 February 1964, H.M.A.S. Voyager and the aircraft carrier H.M.A.S. Melbourne collided off Jervis Bay, when the destroyer passed in front of the carrier during post-refit sea trials. H.M.A.S. Voyager  was cut in two by the collision, sinking with the loss of 82 of the 314 people aboard. This was the largest loss of Australian military personnel in peacetime, and the subsequent investigations resulted in the holding of two Royal Commissions—the only time in Australian history this has occurred.

Location

Address:May Drive & Saw Avenue, Kings Park & Botanic Garden , Kings Park , 6005
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.962279
Long: 115.824961
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Seat
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Maritime
Actual Event Start Date:10-February-1964
Actual Event End Date:10-February-1964

Dedication

Front Inscription

HMAS Voyager

1957 - 1964

In memory of the nine Western Australian crew members who gave their lives on 10 February 1964 in the service of Australia

[ Names ]

They shall not pass away

Source: MA
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