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HMAS Bunbury Plaque

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Royal Australian Navy

2005

Overview

Wooden rectangular-shaped plaque with etched aluminum plate of HMAS Bunbury and crest along with engraved presentation message in top right corner.

Historical information

This plaque was presented to the City of Albany during the ship's last visit to Albany port on 28th November 1992.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2013.5.109

Item type

Plaques

Themes

Material

Aluminium

Wood

Width

295 mm

Height or length

153 mm

Weight

578 g

Inscriptions and markings

"HMAS BUNBURY" with "Copyright 7/89"
Crest "BUNBURY / NOTHING WITHOUT TOIL"
Inscription: "PRESENTED BY SHIPS COMPANY / HMAS BUNBURY ON HER / FINAL VISIT TO THE / CITY OF ALBANY / 28TH NOVEMBER 2005"

Keywords

Royal Australian Navy

City Of Albany

Albany

HMAS Bunbury

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Wednesday, 4 December, 2024

Completeness

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