Harbour discovery underlines bravery of sailors who kept firing after bombing

Chris McLennan
July 9 2020 - 7:00pm
The USS Peary, a destroyer moored in Darwin Harbour, was sunk by Japanese bombs during the Bombing of Darwin in 1942.
The USS Peary, a destroyer moored in Darwin Harbour, was sunk by Japanese bombs during the Bombing of Darwin in 1942.

The discovery of two large ship propellers has offered a completely new interpretation of the events around the bombing of Darwin in 1942.

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Chris McLennan

Chris McLennan

National Rural Property Writer

ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.

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