HMAS+Canberra

HMAS Canberra The ship sunk on Saturday, 17 October 2009, 7.00 p.m. – midnight The Hmas Canberra is near Melbourne in Victoria. She lies upright on the ocean floor, approximately 2,500 feet (760 m) below sea level. HMAS Canberra was attacked by Japanese cruisers', their gunfire hit the ship. It was unrepairable so they sunk the ship. In the attack 84 people were killed 109 wounded.