Territory Stories
HMAS Platypus (I) (D56)(F123)
Details:
Title
HMAS Platypus (I) (D56)(F123),
Collection
WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Darwin Harbour,
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Navy,
Service branch
Submarine,
Unit
HMAS Platypus (I) (D56)(F123),
Date arrived in NT
1941-05,
Date left the NT
1943-01-01,
Honours and awards
Battle Honour, Darwin 1942-1943,
History
Platypus was in Darwin Harbour on 19 February 1942. She survived the Japanese attack but suffered 3 near misses whilst moored alongside the Mavie.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,
Language
English,
Subject
Second Word War, 1939-1945,
Royal Australian Navy,
Submarine depot ship,
HMAS Platypus,
Navy,
HMAS Platypus (I) (D56)(F123),
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Royal Australian Navy,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,
Related links
https://www.navy.gov.au/customs-and-traditions/battle-honours [Royal Australian Navy : Battle Honours],
https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-platypus-i [HMAS Platypus (I)],
http://www.navyhistory.org.au/hmas-platypus-in-darwin-during-blitz-19-february-1942/ [HMAS Platypus in Darwin during blitz 19 February 1942],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=32683 [HMAS Platypus (I) (D56)(F123)],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842524,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842802