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Image Not Available for Westralia Basketball Champions of the Allied Forces 1944 : Won by USS CORPUS CHRISTI
Westralia Basketball Champions of the Allied Forces 1944 : Won by USS CORPUS CHRISTI
Image Not Available for Westralia Basketball Champions of the Allied Forces 1944 : Won by USS CORPUS CHRISTI

Westralia Basketball Champions of the Allied Forces 1944 : Won by USS CORPUS CHRISTI

Maker
Date1944
Object number00019613
NameTrophy
MediumTimber, chrome plated silver nickel, brass, string
DimensionsOverall: 545 x 410 x 30 mm, 3.8 kg
ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts
Credit LineANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionWestralia Basketball Champions of the Allied Forces trophy with plaque reading 'Westralia Basket Ball Champions of the Allied Forces - Won by USS CORPUS CHRISTI Comdr W.W. Childress, USCG Commanding. Presented by Rear Admiral, RW Christie, USN, Commander Allied Forces, West Australia'.HistoryUSS CORPUS CHRISTI was a United States Navy patrol class frigate based in Perth at the end of World War II (arriving 18 July 1944 departing 27 August 1945).