App. place of HMAS Warrnambool (J202) wreck | shipwreck, corvette (warship)

Papua New Guinea / Fly River / Daru /
 shipwreck, corvette (warship)
MAS Warrnambool (J202), named for the city of Warrnambool, Victoria was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Warrnambool sank after she hit a mine in the Great Barrier Reef on 13 September 1947. She was one of only four Bathurst class corvettes lost while in Australian service, and the only one lost after World War II.
www.navy.gov.au/hmas-warrnambool-i
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Warrnambool_(J202)
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Coordinates:   11°43'57"S   143°15'52"E
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