Historical information
Built in Britain for the Australian Government the HMAS Otway arrived in Sydney in 1929. Owing to shortage of funds the submarine was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1931. Otway served through WW2 and was scrapped in August 1945.
Physical description
Wooden shield with emblem of panther and boomerang / aboriginal weapons
HMAS Otway Ward Room Plaque, Oberon class submarine.
Inscriptions & markings
Otway