Our Story Your Story - Search for AHS Centaur

NAWteaser. Public talk. Queensland Museum’s Historic Shipwrecks Officer Ed Slaughter will discuss the historical background and provide an eye-witness account of the successful search for the wreck of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, during a special presentation at Queensland Museum South Bank on Tuesday 11 May. The Centaur was sunk by a Japanese submarine off Moreton Island on 14 May 1943 with the loss of 268 lives. The exact location of the wreck was shrouded in mystery until the discovery of the last resting place of the Centaur, and many of her crew, on 20 December 2009.

State: QLD

Where: Theatre, Level 2, Queensland Museum South Bank.

When: Tuesday 11 May at 6.45pm

Cost: Entry is free, but places are limited. Tickets can be booked through QTIX on 136 246 or at www.qtix.com.au

Contact: Monica Groenert monica.groenert@qm.qld.gov.au