On July 15th, I wrote about the Walk of Remembrance and Centaur Memorial in Australia and did some more research on it thanks to Wikipedia.
It was dedicated on May 14, 1993, the fiftieth anniversary of the Centaur's sinling on the headland of Point Danger at the twin towns of Coolanagatta and Tweed Heads. Also located there is Australia's first laser-powered lighthouse and an impressive museum featuring, among other things, ballast from the HM Bark Endeavor to items of Captain James Cook.
During World War II, 41 Allied naval and merchant ships were sunk off the Australian coast by mine-laying German surface raiders Pinguin, Atlantes, Kormoran, and Japanese submarines. Between 1942 and 1944, Japanese submarines out of Guam prowled the eastern and northern coasts of Australia. These were large vessels, often carrying spotter planes.
Two hundred and sixty-eight died on the Centaur.
A Sad Event. --Cooter
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