USS Peary memorial on the Esplanade at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The destroyer was sunk here by Japanese aircraft on 19 February 1942.

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2657 x 4000 px | 22.5 x 33.9 cm | 8.9 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

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22 March 2021

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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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USS Peary was the first destroyer of the Asiatic Fleet to be sunk in World War II.

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