USAT Meigs
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USAT Meigs was a United States Army transport ship that was built in 1921 and sunk in Darwin Harbour in the first Japanese air raid against the Australia mainland on 19 February 1942.
Wikimedia, Wikidata
United States Navy, Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division,
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Location: -12.4877, 130.818, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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keel laying
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ship launching
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Bombing of Darwin | aerial bombing of a city, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Raid on Darwin | airstrike | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SS Mauna Loa | steamship, cargo ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USAT Meigs | ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Peary | Clemson-class destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1965 | Darwin Military Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | USAT Meigs 1930s | Commons | ||
| commons | image | SS West Lewark | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USAT Meigs army report | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Usat meigs | Commons | ||






