Plaque on south face
At the top on either side is the badge of the Royal Australian Navy
Below these is an image of H.M.A.S. Canberra
COMMEMORATING H.M.A.S. CANBERRA
AND THOSE WHO SERVED IN HER
H.M.A.S. CANBERRA WAS A KENT CLASS CRUISER BUILT BY
JOHN BROWN & CO. LTD. CLYDEBANK SCOTLAND.
LAUNCHED BY H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY ON 31 MAY, 1927.
DISPLACEMENT: 9,850 TONS STANDARD, 16,630 TONS FULL LOAD
LENGTH: 630FT. BEAM 68FT. 4IN. DRAUGHT 22FT. 4IN.
ARMAMENT: EIGHT 8IN., FOUR 4IN. AA, FOUR 2 POUNDER POM-POMS,
FOUR 3 POUNDERS, EIGHT 21IN. TORPEDO TUBES.
AIRCRAFT: ONE "WALRUS" AMPHIBIAN
SUNK AT THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND ON 9 AUGUST 1942, WITH THE LOSS OF 84 LIVES.