Discover More – Search for AHS Centaur

NAWteaser. Public lecture. 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 the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville. 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: Museum of Tropical Queensland Townsville

When: Thursday 13 May at 6pm

Cost: Entry is free for locals. Bookings are essential as places are limited.

Contact: Call (07) 4726 0600 or email rsvp.mtq@qm.qld.gov.au