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

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Size: 5000px × 3321px
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Photo credit: © Philip Game / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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