HMAS Bombard Plaque

c. 1974

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2013.5.129

Item type

Plaques

Themes

Defence > Navy

Material

Enamel Paint

Metal

Wood

Width

150 mm

Height or length

185 mm

Weight

295 g

Inscriptions and markings

"BOMBARD / HIT HARD / H.M.A.S. BOMBARD"

Contextual information

HMAS BOMBARD, (LEUT R. Cook, RAN), completed the first circumnavigation of Australia by a patrol boat. Source: https://navyhistory.au/7-september-1974/ viewed 11 December 2024

Keywords

Royal Australian Navy

Town Of Albany

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

HMAS Bombard

Year

c. 1974

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

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

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Links to additional resources

Commissioning Order for HMAS Bombard [collections.sea.museum]

Last modified

Wednesday, 11 December, 2024

Completeness

94

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