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HMAS Wollongong (I) (J172)

Details:

Title

HMAS Wollongong (I) (J172),

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

Corvette, Minesweeper,

Unit

HMAS Wollongong (I) (J172),

Parent unit

21 Minesweeping Flotilla,

Date arrived in NT

1942-01,

Date left the NT

1942-01-11,

Honours and awards

Battle Honour, Pacific 1941-1945,

History

Wollongong was part of the 21 Minesweeping Flotilla and only came to Darwin once.,

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, Bathurst class, Corvette, Minesweeper, HMAS Wollongong, 21 Minesweeping Flotilla, Navy, HMAS Wollongong (I) (J172),

File type

image/jpeg,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Australian War Memorial,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C45927 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 301737, Second World War, 1939-1945], https://www.navy.gov.au/customs-and-traditions/battle-honours [Royal Australian Navy : Battle Honours], https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-wollongong-i [HMAS Wollongong (I)], http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=45845 [HMAS Wollongong (I) (J172)],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842536,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842814