HMAS Warrnambool (J202)
HMAS Warrnambool in 1941 before being commissioned. | |
| History | |
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| Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Builder | Morts Dock & Engineering Co in Sydney |
| Laid down | 13 November 1940 |
| Launched | 8 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 23 September 1941 |
| Motto | "Protect And Avenge" |
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| Fate | Sunk during mine clearance on 13 September 1947 |
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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 |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMAS Warrnambool (J202), named for the city of Warrnambool, 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). Warrnambool sank after she hit a mine in the Great Barrier Reef on 13 September 1947. She was one of only four Bathurst class corvettes lost while in Australian service, and the only one lost after World War II.