I44 Traditional Cache

This cache is in HMAS WARRAMUNGA Park, Rockingham. If you have children with you, you may want to bring your hat and your waterbottle as the kids might want to stay and play for a while after your search.

The park is named for HMAS WARRAMUNGA (I) which saw service from 23 November 1942 until 07 December 1959. In that time, “Little Mo” as she was nicknamed, was originally assigned to convoy escort duty between Queensland and New Guinea. She participated in multiple South-West Pacific landings during World War II, and was present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (02 September 1945), when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed. The destroyer earned five battle honours for her wartime service: "Pacific 1943-45", "New Guinea 1943-44", "Leyte Gulf 1944", "Lingayen Gulf 1945", and "Borneo 1945".

During the Korean War, Warramunga operated in support of the United Nations Forces. Serving off the Korean coast from 1950 to 1951, she was commanded by Captain Otto Becher during this time. A sixth battle honour, "Korea 1951-52" was awarded to the destroyer to recognise this deployment.

You are looking for an sistema container painted black. Original contents are a FTF pin and certificate, Signal the Frog Antenna thingy and a small wooden spinning top. The obligatory log book and pencil are there as well although it may be a good idea to bring your own writing implement ‘just-in-case’.

Please place the cache back carefully as the area is a high traffic zone with units backing on to the park and we would not like it if the cache was to “set sail” (was muggled or lost!).

This is the first cache that we have placed and have put it in a park that we really enjoy coming to. Please let us know by either cache notes or personal message what you think of the cache and if you have any hints/tips that may have made it better.