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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