Senior officials from the United States, Australia and Indonesia paid their respects to the crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D 29) during a wreath laying ceremony Mar. 1, commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Word War II Battle of Sunda Strait.

U.S. Navy photo by Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Matthew Schneider

The commemoration featured two wreath-laying ceremonies aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) and the Royal Australian Navy Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84). Civilian and military representatives from Australia, Indonesia and the United Kingdom attended the ceremony on Sampson, including Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Grigson.

US, Australian, Indonesian Navies Commemorate WWII Battle of Sunda Strait Aboard USS Sampson