USS Peary (DD-226) Memorial (Darwin, NT)

Australia / Northern Territory / Darwin / Darwin, NT
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945
Here lies a memorial to the U.S.S Peary (DD-226), a US Clemson Class destroyer sunk in Darwin Harbour by Japanese Aircraft on February 19th, 1942. 80 of her crew were killed and a further 13 were injured in the attack and their names are displayed on a plaque next to the ship's 4-inch bow gun, which points to her final reasting place in Darwin Harbor.

www.navsource.org/archives/05/226.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Peary_(DD-226)#Memorial
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Coordinates:   12°27'43"S   130°50'4"E
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