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Functional object - Hatch wheel

  • Escape hatch wheel from the HMAS Canberra, used to open and close door hatches below decks

    Hatch wheel

Historical information

HMAS Canberra was scuttled to form a dive wreck and artificial reef off Barwon Heads, Victoria on 4 October 2009.

Significance

Now a local diving site, the HMAS Canberra is of local and national significance

Physical description

Escape hatch wheel from HMAS Canberra used to open/close hatches below decks

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