HMAS Canberra wreck site

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The HMAS Canberra wreck site is an underwater World War II naval grave and popular dive location where the Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra sank off the Solomon Islands during the Battle of Savo Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dive site
naval grave
shipwreck site
underwater cultural heritage site
war grave
associatedWith Imperial Japanese Navy (as adversary in battle) NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED
causeOfSinking damage sustained in Battle of Savo Island
commemorates Australian and Allied sailors and marines killed in the Battle of Savo Island
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfOriginalShip Australia GENERATED
dateOfSinking 1942-08-09
era World War II
hasAccessRestriction divers expected to respect war grave status
hasEnvironment tropical marine environment
hasFeature intact sections of heavy cruiser hull
marine life colonization
naval artillery remains
superstructure debris field
hasGravesOf Royal Australian Air Force personnel
Royal Australian Navy personnel
Royal Navy personnel
United States Army personnel
United States Marine Corps personnel
United States Navy personnel
hasProtectionStatus protected as a war grave by Australia
hasResearchActivity historical documentation and mapping
underwater archaeological surveys
heritageDesignation naval grave
war grave (Australia)
locatedInBodyOfWater Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Solomon Islands NERFINISHED
locatedOffCoastOf Guadalcanal NERFINISHED
namedAfter HMAS Canberra (1927 County-class heavy cruiser) NERFINISHED
partOf Ironbottom Sound shipwrecks NERFINISHED
sunkShip HMAS Canberra (CA-56 equivalent, Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser) NERFINISHED
use historical tourism
recreational diving
underwater photography

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Solomon Islands World War II heritage sites hasPart HMAS Canberra wreck site