Coral Sea Battle Memorial Park - QLD

  Historic Site

Position

DEG: -18.24692 146.014893
DMS: 18º 14' 48.91" S 146º 00' 53.61" E
UTM: 55 K 7982215mN 395856mE
Altitude: 4m

Description

Address & Contact

15 Coral Sea DriveCardwell QLD 4849
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: https://www.cardwellhistory.com.au/75th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-coral-sea

Information

A park commemorates the Coral Sea battle during World War Two when American and Allied forces defeated the Japanese in an air and sea battle to save Australia.

The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought during 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War 11 between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.

The battle was the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, as well as the first in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other.

It contains plaques commemorating Rear Admiral Farncomb Captain of the HMAS Australia, Admiral Sir John Grace Flag Officer Australian Squadron, HMAS Australia, HMAS Hobart, USS Lexington, USS Chicago, Royal Australian Navy , and Papua New Guinea.
PlaceID122535
iMapPlot Reference Image

Map

Working on it...

Get Traveller App Get the ExplorOz Traveller App to download all ExplorOz Places for navigational use on your tablet, phone, iPad or laptop.
Download Place
Use this download for GPX, Hema Navigator and OziExplorer. Geo data only no map included.

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

South Johnstone at 10/11:00am EST
Distance from Coral Sea Battle Memorial Park 71.32km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
27.7°C30.7°C74%22.6°C1015.3hPa0.0mmENE11km/hr
6knots
17km/hr
9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cardwell Marine Pde
Distance from Coral Sea Battle Memorial Park 1.06km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C31.531.330.729.227.125.324.825.927.629.330.631.5
Mean Min. °C22.922.921.920.117.614.913.714.316.318.921.022.3
Mean Rain mm442.0464.0399.0208.294.446.631.329.438.854.6117.3195.3

Update History

Comments & Reviews

Post a Comment
Loading...
Add Photos & Files
Alert Admin Open in Traveller App

Sponsored Links