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Tracy is the most compact cyclone or equivalent-strength hurricane on record in the Australian basin and Southern Hemisphere, with gale-force winds extending only 48 kilometres (30 mi) from the centre, and was also the smallest tropical cyclone worldwide until 2008, when Tropical Storm Marco of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season broke the ...
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Pages in category "Cyclone Tracy" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Damaged at RAAF Base Darwin during Cyclone Tracy and subsequently written off. [160] The wings and tail of A65-104; and the rear fuselage and tail of PK-RDB; are now held in storage at the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin. [182] December 25, 1974: Douglas C-47B PK-RDB — Damaged beyond repair during Cyclone Tracy. [183]
Darwin was struck by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve in 1974. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, restoring power to the hospital was a priority for authorities. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, restoring power to the hospital was a priority for authorities.
On 25 December 1869, a cyclone levelled the towns of Roebourne and Cossack with many deaths. [95] In 1875, a cyclone destroyed the pearling fleet in the Exmouth Gulf, resulting in 59 deaths. [95] In 1877, six barques, six men and cargoes of guano worth £20,000 were lost at the Lacepede Islands. [95] In 1880, a 20 feet (6.1 m) storm surge ...
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated Darwin, Australia, on 24 December–25 December 1974. It was recorded by The Age as being a "disaster of the first magnitude... and without parallel in Australia's history". It killed 65 people and destroyed over 70 per cent of Darwin's buildings, leaving over 20,000 people homeless.
During Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974, Arrow was driven ashore and sank at Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin with the loss of two sailors: Petty Officer Leslie Catton and Able Seaman Ian Rennie. [4] [5] [6]