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did not go ahead, but the plans were retained. The need for locally built 'all-rounder' vessels at the start of World War II saw the "Australian
Minesweepers" (designated as such to hide their anti-submarine capability, but popularly referred to as "corvettes") approved in September 1939, with 60
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from New Guinea to the
Solomon Islands, then spent the rest of the month moving troops and military cargo between these two locations. From 5 to 24 August, the corvette was based in Brisbane, before returning to New Guinea waters.
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were dispatched to the last known location of the ship and began to search the area for the liberty ship's crew and the attacking submarine; finding the 67 survivors of the attack at 05:45 on 26 December but failing to locate
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saw the proposed design increased to a 680-ton vessel, with a 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) top speed, and a range of 2,850 nautical miles (5,280 km; 3,280 mi), armed with a 4-inch gun, equipped with
454:(ACNB) identified the need for a general purpose 'local defence vessel' capable of both anti-submarine and mine-warfare duties, while easy to construct and operate. The vessel was initially envisaged as having a
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into the RAN on 26 January 1944. The coastal community of Kiama, after which the vessel was named, donated recreational materiel for her crew including a radio set, books, and a 16 mm movie projector.
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than a local defence vessel, the resulting increased capabilities were accepted due to advantages over
British-designed mine warfare and anti-submarine vessels. Construction of the prototype
787:. This is contradicted by a 1996 newspaper article which said it had been mothballed by the New Zealand Navy and converted to a training ship and for use on fisheries patrols in 1966.
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into the
Reserve on 3 April. During her wartime service, the ship had been at sea for 6,369 hours, and had sailed a distance of 60,822 nautical miles (112,642 km). She earned two
572:. From her arrival until September 1944, the corvette's main duty was to escort convoys along the New Guinea coastline, although a reassignment for the duration of June saw
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588:. On conclusion, she resumed her convoy escort role until the end of 1944, when she departed for Sydney. During her eight months in New Guinea waters,
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798:. Other duties included search-and-rescue operations and transportation of scientific teams to small island along New Zealand's coastline.
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Kiwi
Bathurst Tales: Some stories from those who served in the four New Zealand Bathursts, HMNZ Ships Echuca, Stawell, Kiama and Inverell
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was re-commissioned under command of
Lieutenant-Commander E Burrows in the 27th Fisheries Protection Squadron to join her sister ship
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Stevens, David; Sears, Jason; Goldrick, James; Cooper, Alastair; Jones, Peter; Spurling, Kathryn (2001). Stevens, David (ed.).
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was commissioned into the RNZN, receiving the prefix HMNZS. Upon acquisition by New
Zealand, the corvette was converted into a
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From Empire
Defence to the Long Haul: post-war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945β1955
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returned to Sydney on 29 January 1946. In
February she paid a six-day farewell visit to the town of Kiama, ahead of her
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spent the rest of 1945 as a troop and supply transport, minesweeper, and general duties vessel. When the war ended,
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was assigned to anti-submarine patrols near Sydney for the final days of the year, before sailing to
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travelled over 30,000 nautical miles (56,000 km), was at sea for more than 3,000 hours.
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Commandos from In September 1944 'C' Troop and a small detachment from 'B' Troop, from the
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which was lost with all hands near 90 mile beach. Apart from the initial search, the
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s 4-inch gun and aft minesweeping equipment were removed, and replaced with two
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equipment depending on the planned operations: although closer in size to a
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as the cruiser embarked Japanese soldiers in New Guinea for repatriation.
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The corvette revisited her namesake town in Australia in late 1966.
1278:"Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours"
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1342:. Sea Power Centre β Royal Australian Navy. Archived from
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but manned and commissioned as RAN vessels, and 4 for the
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constructed during the course of the war: 36 (including
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Bathurst-class corvettes of the Royal New Zealand Navy
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was assigned to escort demilitarized Japanese cruiser
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was used to transport soldiers between New Guinea and
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Bathurst-class corvettes of the Royal Australian Navy
1309:. Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from
1280:. Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from
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768:) were transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy.
462:(19 km/h; 12 mph), and a range of 2,000
458:of approximately 500 tons, a speed of at least 10
1867:(5). Sea Power Centre β Australia. Archived from
1747:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947β1995
1304:"Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours"
1256:The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser
873:as obsolete and no longer fit for purpose. The
628:, which had been torpedoed by German submarine
1749:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
1657:. No. 32637. 24 February 1973. p. 20
532:on 3 July 1943 by Mrs. G. Lawson, wife of the
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1461:Don Merton: The Man Who Saved the Black Robin
8:
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1173:registry number Aus 68-1798. Archived from
734:: "Pacific 1944β45" and "New Guinea 1944".
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1631:. No. 32637. 19 June 1971. p. 19
1605:. No. 31680. 19 June 1970. p. 16
1561:– via National Library of Australia.
1519:"Navy Divers To Search Seabed For Kaitawa"
1427:. No. 31009. 15 March 1966. p. 3
1389:. No. 31034. 14 April 1966. p. 3
1266:– via National Library of Australia.
1240:– via National Library of Australia.
1226:"Jap colonel gets sharp lesson in manners"
1214:– via National Library of Australia.
1124:– via National Library of Australia.
1098:– via National Library of Australia.
670:for a month-long refit on 3 January 1945.
1683:. No. 31690. 28 May 1968. p. 18
1499:. No. 31071. 28 May 1966. p. 18
1232:. Melbourne. 27 November 1945. p. 16
1579:. No. 31680. 16 May 1968. p. 1
1525:. No. 31074. 1 June 1966. p. 1
1369:
1204:The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal
1114:The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal
1088:The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal
564:s first deployment was in March 1944 to
502:) ordered by the RAN, 20 ordered by the
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706:took part in the Japanese surrender at
1691:– via paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
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2782:World War II corvettes of Australia
1206:. NSW. 12 September 1945. p. 3
881:for disposal on 19 August 1976 and
805:was involved in the search for the
452:Australian Commonwealth Naval Board
1258:. NSW. 16 February 1946. p. 3
14:
1677:"Crisis At Hand In Naval Affairs"
1159:Australia in the War of 1939β1945
478:, and able to fitted with either
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1151:Royal Australian Navy, 1942β1945
1090:. NSW. 23 August 1944. p. 5
695:Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
404:, named for the coastal town of
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2431:Post-Second World War operators
270:1,025 tons (full war load)
1745:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1995).
1116:. NSW. 8 March 1944. p. 3
1:
1553:. 5 November 1966. p. 30
853:1971 Lt-Commander D L Douglas
847:1968 Lt-Commander L J Tempero
326:Triple-expansion steam engine
1446:The New Zealand Entomologist
1144:Gill, George Hermon (1968).
850:1970 Lt-Commander F D Arnott
844:1967 Lt-commander M C Verran
16:Ship of the New Zealand Navy
1852:Stevens, David (May 2010).
1493:"Report On Loss Of Kaitawa"
856:1973 Lt Commander N Cameron
841:1966 Lt Commander E Burrows
2808:
1854:"The Australian Corvettes"
1830:. Auckland: Gerry Wright.
1651:"Shipping News - Arrivals"
1383:"Kiama Ready For Training"
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1071:The Royal Australian Navy
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1045:A Critical Vulnerability
1032:A Critical Vulnerability
1019:A Critical Vulnerability
1006:A Critical Vulnerability
993:A Critical Vulnerability
980:The Australian Corvettes
614:The corvette arrived in
528:on 2 November 1942, and
304:8.5 ft (2.6 m)
1764:Stevens, David (2005).
1252:"H.M.A.S. KIAMA LEAVES"
597:2/8th Commando Squadron
446:Bathurst-class corvette
440:Design and construction
296:31 ft (9.4 m)
288:186 ft (57 m)
236:General characteristics
2636:Royal New Zealand Navy
2519:Royal Netherlands Navy
1826:Wright, Gerry (2015).
1545:"Town awaits namesake"
1200:"HMAS Kiama at Rabaul"
1146:"Submarines' Swansong"
534:Minister for Transport
524:, Queensland. She was
429:(RNZN). She served as
427:Royal New Zealand Navy
406:Kiama, New South Wales
389:Bofors 40 mm guns
267:650 tons standard
75:Kiama, New South Wales
1944:Royal Australian Navy
1861:Hindsight (Semaphore)
1573:"Minesweeper Command"
1448:, vol.5 (1971), p. 14
1408:Jane's Fighting Ships
518:Evans Deakin & Co
420:Royal Australian Navy
231:Paid off for disposal
85:Evans Deakin & Co
1625:"LYTTELTON SHIPPING"
1599:"LYTTELTON SHIPPING"
1336:"HMAS Inverell (I)"
1134:Astill 1996, p. 24.
549:Operational history
516:was constructed by
471:boom defence vessel
163:Transferred to RNZN
1952:Australian-ordered
1550:The Canberra Times
1421:"Fisheries Patrol"
1346:on 5 November 2012
1340:HMA Ship Histories
1084:"H.M.A.S. "KIAMA""
955:on 4 November 2012
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209:Reclassified
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185:5 March 1952
118:3 April 1946
107:Commissioned
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2324:Maryborough
2212:Warrnambool
2163:Rockhampton
2023:Cootamundra
2009:Castlemaine
1557:28 December
1477:27 December
1320:23 December
1288:23 December
1262:26 December
1236:26 December
1210:26 December
1120:26 December
1094:26 December
1021:, pp. 103β5
1008:, pp. 103β4
689:. In July,
605:New Britain
586:New Britain
578:Solomon Sea
312:2,000
176:New Zealand
134:Honours and
102:3 July 1943
2787:1943 ships
2771:Categories
2735:Launceston
2605:Kalgoorlie
2545:Wollongong
2500:Wollongong
2359:Wollongong
2310:Launceston
2303:Kalgoorlie
2191:Townsville
2170:Shepparton
1699:References
1523:The Prress
641:Quickmatch
570:New Guinea
492:HMAS
344:Complement
321:Propulsion
151:New Guinea
2723:Geraldton
2569:Toowoomba
2495:Radjawali
2483:Pati Unus
2471:Hang Tuah
2345:Toowoomba
2282:Geraldton
2223:Admiralty
2072:Gladstone
2058:Fremantle
2037:Deloraine
2002:Bundaberg
1878:13 August
1784:1327-5658
1730:1327-5658
1681:The Press
1655:The Press
1629:The Press
1603:The Press
1577:The Press
1497:The Press
1425:The Press
1387:The Press
1350:27 August
1230:The Argus
1056:Donohue,
1043:Stevens,
1030:Stevens,
1017:Stevens,
1004:Stevens,
991:Stevens,
978:Stevens,
959:26 August
889:Citations
885:in 1979.
883:broken up
790:In 1966,
679:Fremantle
652:USS
566:Milne Bay
526:laid down
468:Bar-class
416:corvettes
371:As built:
350:As built:
263:As built:
91:Laid down
53:Australia
2652:Inverell
2617:Tamworth
2488:Tamworth
2338:Tamworth
2289:Goulburn
2268:Cessnock
2240:Bathurst
2233:Ballarat
2225:-ordered
2205:Wallaroo
2121:Katoomba
2100:Inverell
1967:Armidale
1922:Bathurst
1819:50418095
1792:62548623
1738:36817771
1073:, p. 108
1034:, p. 104
995:, p. 103
879:paid off
871:Inverell
826:Taranaki
821:Inverell
759:Inverell
748:Bathurst
668:Adelaide
623:SS
530:launched
522:Brisbane
494:Kangaroo
411:Bathurst
365:Armament
329:2 shafts
251:corvette
246:Bathurst
182:Acquired
99:Launched
73:Town of
70:Namesake
2742:AyvalΔ±k
2730:AyancΔ±k
2718:Antalya
2666:Stawell
2600:Ternate
2593:Ipswich
2588:Morotai
2557:Lismore
2476:Ipswich
2459:Banteng
2352:Whyalla
2317:Lismore
2296:Ipswich
2184:Strahan
2177:Stawell
2149:Mildura
2142:Lithgow
2135:Latrobe
2114:Kapunda
2093:Horsham
2079:Glenelg
2065:Geelong
1995:Bunbury
1981:Bendigo
1974:Benalla
1060:, p. 29
808:Kaitawa
765:Stawell
717:Kashima
422:(RAN).
301:Draught
198:Renamed
147:1944β45
145:Pacific
81:Builder
40:History
34:in 1944
2747:Gawler
2706:Amasra
2699:Broome
2694:Alanya
2682:
2645:Echuca
2633:
2612:Tidore
2581:Burnie
2564:Boeroe
2552:Batjan
2533:Cairns
2516:
2464:Cairns
2447:
2412:Punjab
2405:Madras
2398:Bombay
2391:Bengal
2379:
2275:Gawler
2261:Cairns
2254:Burnie
2247:Broome
2156:Parkes
2086:Gympie
2051:Echuca
1960:Ararat
1941:
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1687:21 May
1661:21 May
1635:21 May
1609:21 May
1583:21 May
1529:21 May
1503:21 May
1468:
1431:21 May
1393:21 May
1184:14 May
1165:
982:, p. 1
762:, and
753:Echuca
708:Rabaul
650:, and
647:Yandra
616:Sydney
431:HMNZS
413:-class
379:HA gun
285:Length
248:-class
223:: M353
201:HMNZS
136:awards
129:: J353
2711:Pirie
2659:Kiama
2576:Ceram
2540:Banda
2528:Ambon
2331:Pirie
2198:Wagga
2128:Kiama
2107:Junee
2044:Dubbo
2030:Cowra
2016:Colac
1988:Bowen
1872:(PDF)
1857:(PDF)
1704:Books
1314:(PDF)
1307:(PDF)
1178:(PDF)
1167:65475
1155:(PDF)
875:Kiama
867:Kiama
813:Kiama
803:Kiama
792:Kiama
781:'
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744:Kiama
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712:Kiama
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631:U-862
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562:'
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538:Kiama
520:, at
514:Kiama
500:Kiama
488:sloop
476:asdic
460:knots
433:Kiama
401:Kiama
399:HMAS
336:Speed
203:Kiama
64:Kiama
62:HMAS
32:Kiama
30:HMAS
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1880:2010
1865:2010
1832:ISBN
1815:OCLC
1805:ISBN
1788:OCLC
1780:ISSN
1770:ISBN
1751:ISBN
1734:OCLC
1726:ISSN
1716:ISBN
1689:2023
1663:2023
1637:2023
1611:2023
1585:2023
1559:2013
1531:2023
1505:2023
1479:2013
1466:ISBN
1433:2023
1395:2023
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