The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Peary (DD-226). The USS Peary was spotted in the Java Sea and misidentified as a Japanese cruiser and was attacked by RAAF Hudsons. She was sunk at Darwin on 19 Feb. 1942.
Categories: Ships and Submarines
 
 
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