HMAS Geelong (J201)
HMAS Geelong traveling at full speed while escorting a convoy off New Guinea in September 1944 | |
| History | |
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| Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Geelong, Victoria |
| Builder | HMA Naval Dockyard |
| Laid down | 16 October 1940 |
| Launched | 22 April 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 January 1942 |
| Motto | "Strive To Succeed" |
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| Fate | Lost following a collision, 18 October 1944 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bathurst-class corvette |
| Displacement | 650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load) |
| Length | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion | triple expansion engine, 2 shafts, 1,750 hp |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMAS Geelong (J201), named for the city of Geelong, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Geelong was lost after a collision on 18 October 1944. She was one of only three Bathurst class corvettes lost during World War II.