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The plaque commemorates the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes and the men who made them at Mort`s Dock and Engineering Company Ltd during World War Two.  

Location

Address:Mort Street, Mort Bay Park, Balmain, 2041
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.854164
Long: 151.184928
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:1942
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 19th October, 1990
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Front Inscription

On this site during 1940 - 1942 the following "Bathurst Class" Corvettes wwre built by Australian workmen of the shipyards of Mort`s Dock and Engineering Company Ltd.

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Dedicated on 19 October 1990 by the ex-crew members of the Corvettes in recognition of the ship's proud contribution to the nation's war effort from 1941 to 1946 and in appreciation of the shipyard and men who provided these fine ships.

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