Bathurst class corvette
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The Bathurst-class corvettes are a group of minesweepers produced in Australia during World War II. Fifty-six in total were commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy, and four by the Indian navy.
Specifications
- Length: 186 feet
- Beam: 31 feet
- Draft: 8.5 feet
- Displacement: 1,025 tons (full war load)
- Performance: 15 knots at 1750 hp
- Complement: approximately 80
- Armament Variable but including in general, one 4 inch gun, one 40mm Bofors AA gun, two single 20mm Oerlikon guns, and as many as forty depth charges.
Examples
Specific ships in the class include:
- HMAS Ararat
- HMAS Armidale
- HMAS Bathurst
- HMAS Ballarat
- HMAS Benalla
- HMAS Bendigo
- HMAS Bowen
- HMAS Broome
- HMAS Bunbury
- HMAS Bundaberg
- HMAS Burnie
- HMAS Cairns
- HMAS Castlemaine
- HMAS Cessnock
- HMAS Colac
- HMAS Cootamundra
- HMAS Cowra
- HMAS Deloraine
- HMAS Dubbo
- HMAS Echuca
- HMAS Fremantle
- HMAS Gawler
- HMAS Geelong
- HMAS Geraldton
- HMAS Gladstone
External links
[Restored HMAS Castlemaine (http://www.hmascastlemaine.com)] [list and history of all this class of ships (http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mildura/Corvette_links.htm)]