I covered this ship extensively in my Cooter's History Thing Blog back when they were looking for it and after it was found.
From Dec. 24, 2009, Australia's Courier Mail.
A plaque honoring the 332 Australians aboard the hospital ship when it sank. David Mearms and his Seahorse Spirit was to sail Jan. 4, 2010, and was to have a ceremony with descendants of the those who died.
The Japanese government was continuing to refuse admission of the sinking or an apology for it, claiming "circumstances were not clear."
Back then, there were still three survivors of the sinking alive. One, Martin Pah was calling for a Japanese apology. Betty Argent, whose husband Jack was a survivor said the world is now different, "In wartime all sorts of terrible things happen."
A Japanese submarine sank the the Centaur which was a clearly marked hospital shop.
A Real Tragedy. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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