Chronology of World War II

Tuesday, July 20

Traditional Burial at Sea


Traditional Burial at Sea
Their shipmates honored. The scene of a traditional burial at sea, after the cruiser HMAS Hobart was struck by a torpedo from the Japanese submarine I-11 while returning from a Coral Sea patrol on July 20, 1943. Regarded as the RAN's 'lucky ship' until then, Hobart lost 13 men dead and seven wounded. She was to be out of service for 18 months.
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