USS Peary Monument
Darwin City, Northern Territory, Australia
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A 4 inch gun from U.S.S. Peary, pointing at the site where the ship lies wrecked, is a memorial to the 91 crew who were killed when the ship was sunk by the Japanese during the bombing of Darwin in 1942. It is the United States Navy's greatest loss of life in Australian waters.
The gun was recovered by Carl Atkinson and restored by the Royal Australian Navy.
On 19 February 1942 Darwin experienced a massive Japanese air attack. At about 10:45, the U.S.S. Peary was attacked by Japanese dive bombers, and was struck by five bombs. The first bomb exploded on the fantail, the second, an incendiary, on the galley deck house; the third did not explode; the fourth hit forward and set off the forward ammunition magazines; the fifth, another incendiary, exploded in the after engine room. A .30 caliber machine gun on the after deck house and a .50 caliber machine gun on the galley deck house fired until the last enemy plane flew away.
U.S.S. Peary sank stern first at about 1300 on 19 February 1942 with the loss of 91 crew. She was struck from the Navy List on 8 May 1942.
A 4 inch gun from U.S.S. Peary, pointing at the site where the ship lies wrecked, is a memorial to the 91 crew who were killed when the ship was sunk by the Japanese during the bombing of Darwin in 1942. It is the United States Navy's greatest loss of life in Australian waters.
The gun was recovered by Carl Atkinson and restored by the Royal Australian Navy.
On 19 February 1942 Darwin experienced a massive Japanese air attack. At about 10:45, the U.S.S. Peary was attacked by Japanese dive bombers, and was struck by five bombs. The first bomb exploded on the fantail, the second, an incendiary, on the galley deck house; the third did not explode; the fourth hit forward and set off the forward ammunition magazines; the fifth, another incendiary, exploded in the after engine room. A .30 caliber machine gun on the after deck house and a .50 caliber machine gun on the galley deck house fired until the last enemy plane flew away.
U.S.S. Peary sank stern first at about 1300 on 19 February 1942 with the loss of 91 crew. She was struck from the Navy List on 8 May 1942.
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- Added: 6 Jan 2024
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