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Florence D

Florence D
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Florence D. was a American supply ship of 2,638 tons. Built 1919. Dimensions 251 x 43.7 x 26.7 ft. After five direct hits during the Japanese air raid on Darwin, the ship was beached on fire south of Cape Fourcroy on Bathurst Island, 19th February 1942. The initial attack by Japanese aircraft occurred forty kilometres north-west of Bathurst Island. Forty survivors landed on the island and were rescued either by H.M.A.S.Warrnambool or walked overland to the mission station, where a lugger took them to Darwin.

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1919 Superior Shipbuilding Co.
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Cadwallader-Gibson Lumber Co.

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