HMAS Arrow (P 88)
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsHMAS Arrow (P 88) was an Template:Sclass of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Design and construction
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Arrow was built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland,[4] launched on 17 February 1968,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and commissioned on 3 July 1968.[4]
Operational history
Arrow was transferred to the Melbourne Division of the Royal Australian Navy Reserve in mid-1968, then was returned to active service in the early 1970s.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Fate
During Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974, Arrow was driven ashore and sank at Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin with the loss of two sailors: Petty Officer Leslie Catton and Able Seaman Ian Rennie.[4][5][6]
Memorial
On 24 April 2019, a memorial, to HMAS Arrow and the sailors that lost their lives, was unveiled at the Royal Flying Doctor Service and The Bombing of Darwin Tourist Facility at Stokes Hill Wharf by two surviving crew members and family of the two sailors that died.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
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Citations
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Ships since 1946, p. 86
- ↑ a b c d e Blackman (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships, 1968–69, p. 18
- ↑ The patrol boat, Australian National Maritime Museum
- ↑ a b c Gillett, Australian and New Zealand Ships since 1946, p. 87
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