Operational History
Lithgow, in company with USS Edsall, HMAS Katoomba, and HMAS Deloraine, sank the enemy Japanese submarine I-124 off Darwin, the first enemy submarine sunk in Australian waters, on 20 January 1942.
In May 1943, Lithgow was one of several ships to search for survivors following the torpedoing of AHS Centaur, with no success.
The corvette received three battle honours for her wartime service: "Darwin 1942", "Pacific 1941-45", and "New Guinea 1942-44".
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