Last living link to tragedy of HMAS Canberra I
On a still and cloudy afternoon, Leading Stoker Des Jones was laid to rest, carried to his gravesite on the
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HMAS Canberra (I)
A legacy to remember
Admiral Sir Victor Alfred Trumper ‘VAT’ Smith led the first mass torpedo strike against a major warship at sea, survived
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Battle of Savo Island service honours courage and sacrifice
On August 9, 1942, HMAS Canberra I was hit 24 times in less than two minutes, resulting in the loss
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Two ships called Canberra bond in Sydney
USS Canberra personnel welcomed the company of their sister ship, HMAS Canberra, on board for a tour while the ship
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Sunset service for 80th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Canberra (I)
Eighty years after HMAS Canberra (I) sank in the Battle of Savo Island, more than 500 members of HMAS Canberra (III)
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Commemorating the Battle of Savo Island
The last surviving crew member of HMAS Canberra (I), 99-year-old Des Jones, remembers how he narrowly escaped death when his
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Deployment offers opportunity to remember lost WW2 ship
The crew of HMAS Ararat took the opportunity while deployed in the south-west Pacific on Operation Solania to hold a
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75th Anniversary of the loss of HMAS Canberra (I)
The Royal Australian Navy has remembered the loss of HMAS Canberra (I) with a commemorative service over her final resting
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