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Equipment - Switches

  • Three switches (General, unknown and collision alarm) on a metal frame from the HMAS Canberra prior to her scuttling on October 2009

    Switches

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  • Three switches (General, unknown and collision alarm) on a metal frame from the HMAS Canberra prior to her scuttling on October 2009

Historical information

Switches from HMAS Canberra taken prior to scuttling in October 2009

Significance

Ex HMAS Canberra was the first ex naval vessel to be scuttled off Barwon Heads to form an artificial reef and to facilitate recreational diving.

Physical description

3 Marine Alarm Switches on metal frame; General, Unknown usage, Collision Alarm

Inscriptions & markings

Contact Type S-2JRM3A-2

Subjects

References

  • ex-HMAS Canberra The ex-HMAS Canberra, a former warship which served the Australian Navy between 1981 and 2005, is the first artificial reef in Victoria created specifically for diving. The vessel was scuttled off Barwon Heads in October 2009 and now lies in 30 metres of water.
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