Bow of the Ex HMAS Canberra wreck YouTube
On the morning of the 9 August 1942 the Royal Australian Navy's heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra (I) was sunk after being severely damaged during a naval battle off Savo Island in the Solomon Islands group. HMAS Canberra (I) had been forming part of the force screening the American invasion force which had started landing on Guadalcanal on 7 August.. The object of the landing was to capture the.
HMAS Canberra, Attraction, Geelong & the Bellarine, Victoria, Australia
HMAS Canberra (D33) Photo Archive Photos 1930s-August 9, 1942. Photos via AWM, circa 1930s
Outside the bridge on the Ex HMAS Canberra wreck YouTube
Dive The HMAS Canberra Ship Wreck. Launched on 1 December 1978, the HMAS Canberra FFG-02 was built by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation in Seattle, Washington, USA. The second of six similar FFG-7 Class Guided Missile Frigates, she was commissioned on 21 March 1981. The HMAS Canberra and her five sister frigates (HMA Ships Adelaide, Sydney.
HMAS Canberra Wreck Peter Fullers Dive Blog
75 years since HMAS Canberra sank Eighty-four Australian sailors were killed and a further 10 died from their wounds after the Japanese attacked HMAS Canberra during WWII. Ninty-four Australian sailors were killed after the Japanese attacked HMAS Canberra during WWII. (AAP)
exHMAS Canberra Wreck Scuba Diving Melbourne
Watch on HMAS Canberra was scuttled on the 05 October 2010, the latest diving video was posted on You Tube 13 October 2010 by Deep Blue Ventures ___________________________________________________________________________ ex- HMAS Canberra Diving Video Canberra.mp4 Watch on
Inside the bridge on the Ex HMAS Canberra wreck YouTube
The wreck of Canberra was discovered in August 1992, lying upright on the ocean floor 760 metres below the surface. She is survived by not only the largest ship ever constructed by the RAN, HMAS Canberra III, but former US president Franklin Roosevelt also commemorated the loss with the USS Canberra cruiser. It remains the only US warship to be.
Wreck of HMAS Canberra (D33) Second World War 19391945, military, navy, shipwreck, cruiser
On 9 August 1942, Canberra was struck by the opening Japanese shots of the Battle of Savo Island, and was quickly crippled, and according to the crew, she was torpedoed by friendly fire. Unable to propel herself, listing heavily and burning, the cruiser was evacuated and then sunk in Ironbottom Sound by two American destroyers.
HMAS Canberra Wreck Peter Fullers Dive Blog
In the darkness of the early hours of the morning of 9 August 1942 the RAN heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra was severely damaged off Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) in a surprise attack by a powerful Japanese naval force in an action that became known as the Battle of Savo Island.
HMAS Canberra Wreck Peter Fullers Dive Blog
01 Nov 2020 The Australian heavy cruiser, HMAS Canberra, was sunk without firing a shot early on 9 August 1942. The loss was a heavy blow to the small Royal Australian Navy contingent in the south-west Pacific as the Allies, on land and at sea, struggled to fend off an aggressive series of Japanese thrusts into the region.
Inside the bow of the Ex HMAS Canberra wreck YouTube
Experience the majesty and adventure of diving and exploring the ex HMAS Canberra artificial reef and dive wreck in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The ex HMAS Canberra dive site was opened for diving on Saturday, 5 December 2009. [ Top ] DISCLAIMER: No claim is made by The Scuba Doctor as to the accuracy of the dive site coordinates listed here.
HMAS Canberra Wreck Peter Fullers Dive Blog
The magnificent wreck of the HMAS Canberra is Victoria's first artificial reef. This amazing aircraft carrier is in shallow water, with different aspects available at varying depths. The masts are in just seven meters of water, with the decks accessible between ten and eighteen meters.
HMAS Canberra Wreck Peter Fullers Dive Blog
The ex-HMAS Canberra, a former warship which served the Australian Navy between 1981 and 2005, is the first artificial reef in Victoria created specifically for diving. The vessel was scuttled off Barwon Heads in October 2009 and now lies in 30 metres of water.. Over time, marine life will continue to colonise the wreck, transforming it into.
exHMAS Canberra Wreck Scuba Diving Melbourne
HMAS Canberra (D 33) Heavy cruiser of the Kent class Royal Australian Navy D 33 John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) Ordered 9 Apr 1925 Laid down 9 Sep 1925 Launched 31 May 1927 Commissioned
Masts of the Ex HMAS Canberra wreck YouTube
Francis Pickup was a signaller on board HMAS in August 1942 when the ship, along with HMAS (light cruiser 6 inch guns) plus a large American Amphibian Force of aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers, destroyers and transports, with accompanying support vehicles, was involved in the Battle of the Solomon Islands.
Diving the HMAS Canberra Wreck with GoPro Hero Black 3+ YouTube
1.38K subscribers Subscribe 3K views 4 years ago Some vision from my first dive to the scuttled wreck of the former Navy ship HMAS Canberra. What an experience, the visibility wasn't the best.
Bridge on the exHMAS Canberra Liz Rogers Photography
HMAS Canberra (D33), a County-class cruiser launched in 1927 and sunk after the Battle of Savo Island in 1942 HMAS Canberra (FFG 02), an Adelaide -class guided missile frigate launched in 1978, decommissioned in 2005, and scuttled as a dive wreck in 2009