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27-April-2016
Plaque 2: 27-April-2016

Photographs supplied by Peter Williams
The plaque commemorates the ships who served with the 10th Australian Destroyer Flotilla (Scrap Iron) during World War Two. The plaque is located on a raised circular mount near the National Corvette Memorial.

Location

Address:Garden Island Naval Base , Garden Island, 2011
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.859202
Long: 151.230693
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1940
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:1941
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

The 10th (Australian) Destroyer Flotilla
(Scrap Iron)

Battle Honours

HMAS Stuart : Mediterranean 1940 - Calabria 1940 Libya 1940 -41-Matapan 1941 - Greece 1941 Crete 1941 - New Guinea 1942 -1944 - Pacific 1942 -43
HMAS Vampire : Calabria 1940 - Libya 1940-41 Greece 1941 - Crete 1941
HMAS Vendetta : Libya 1940-41 - Matapan 1941 - Greece 1941 Crete 1941 - Mediterranean 1941- New Guinea 1943-44
HMAS Voyager : Calabria 1944 -45 -Libya 1940-41- Greece 1941
HMAS Waterhen : Libya 1940-41 - Greece 1941
 
 


 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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