Gollin Kyokuyo Fishing Company MemorialPrint Page 
The granite tablet commemorates those who died in the ships of the Gollin Kyokuyo Fishing Company during Cyclone Tracy in 1974.
Gollin Kyokuyo was a joint fishing venture operating out of Darwin at the time of Cyclone Tracy. They lost seven sailors / fishermen and three steel hulled trawlers out of six that had been in the harbour that night.
Location
| Address: | 2 Smith Street, Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.465879 Long: 130.845327 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Storms |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 25-December-1974 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 25-December-1974 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 27th April, 1975 |
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In memory of those gallant trawlermen from Gollin Kyokuyo Fishing Company who lost their lives at sea
Cyclone "Tracy" 25th December 1974.
"Flood Bird"
S Odawara - Captain
D Holten - Engineer
G Roewer - Cadet Fisherman
D Fealy - Cadet Fisherman
R Swann - Cadet Fisherman
"Frigate Bird"
W Woodyatt - Engineer
R Wade - Cadet Fisherman
Dedicated at Christ Church Cathedral, Darwin
Sunday 27th April 1975.
