War Memorials in Australia
H.M.A.S. Canberra Memorial
Place:
Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, 2600
District:
Southern Tablelands
(ACT)
Orientation: Suburb of Canberra
Location: Wendouree Drive, King's Park, near Carillon
Position: 35 17 88 S 149 08 57 E
Ref: 00014
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The memorial is a plinth and anchor.
Plaque on south face
At the top on either side is the badge of the Royal Australian Navy
Below these is an image of H.M.A.S. Canberra
COMMEMORATING H.M.A.S. CANBERRA
AND THOSE WHO SERVED IN HER
H.M.A.S. CANBERRA WAS A KENT CLASS CRUISER BUILT BY
JOHN BROWN & CO. LTD. CLYDEBANK SCOTLAND.
LAUNCHED BY H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY ON 31 MAY, 1927.
DISPLACEMENT: 9,850 TONS STANDARD, 16,630 TONS FULL LOAD
LENGTH: 630FT. BEAM 68FT. 4IN. DRAUGHT 22FT. 4IN.
ARMAMENT: EIGHT 8IN., FOUR 4IN. AA, FOUR 2 POUNDER POM-POMS,
FOUR 3 POUNDERS, EIGHT 21IN. TORPEDO TUBES.
AIRCRAFT: ONE "WALRUS" AMPHIBIAN
SUNK AT THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND ON 9 AUGUST 1942,
WITH THE LOSS OF 84 LIVES.
Plaque on north face
UNVEILED BY
ADMIRAL SIR ANTHONY SYNNOT
KBE, AO, RAN
CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE STAFF
ON 9 AUGUST 1981
COMMEMORATIVE ADDRESS BY
ADMIRAL SIR VICTOR SMITH
AC, KBE, CB, DSC, RAN, (RET)
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE A.C.T.
CHAPTER OF THE NAVAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF AUSTRALIA, WHO RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING
MANY EX-CANBERRA CREW MEMBERS AND
THE EX-HMAS CANBERRA-SHROPSHIRE
ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA.
PLAQUE DONATED BY THE CANBERRA ROTARY CLUB
Information current to February 2000