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HMAS Swan (D61)

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filled with rainwater and capsized at Tumbledown, near Croppy Point and Wobbly Beach. The exact location of the wreck was forgotten until 1994 When Greig Berry, a researcher/diver from the Central Coast claimed to have found it in 19 metres of water near Little Wobbie public wharf. He in turn was
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s first operation was with British blockade forces in the Far East, particularly around the Philippines, Celebes, and Malaya. On 2 July 1917, the destroyer sailed for the Mediterranean, meeting all five of her sister ships en route. The Australian destroyers were based at
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was capable of reaching a maximum speed half a knot greater. Maximum range was 2,690 nautical miles (4,980 km; 3,100 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph). The ship's company consisted of 4 officers and 67 sailors.
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operated in Australian waters until June 1920, when she was placed in reserve. In 1925, the destroyer was reactivated and sent to Tasmania, where she spent the next two years alternating between operational and reserve status.
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sits in only 20 metres (66 ft) of water, the currents in the area flow at around 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), and visibility is less than 1 inch (25 mm). The wreck is located in
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and Berry showed them the site in 1996 and several sonar runs positively identified the remains as Swan. A RAN hydrography team came across the wreck while updating charts in 2001.
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to report on conditions in the eastern Ukraine, although they reached their destination, an advance by Bolshevik forces caused the cancellation of the mission.
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s wartime career was uneventful. The destroyer was placed in reserve in 1920, but was reactivated between 1925 and 1927 and assigned to Tasmania.
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was paid off for the final time at Sydney on 15 May 1928 and sold to Cockatoo Island Dockyard for scrapping in 1930.
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built for the RAN. The destroyer had a displacement of 750 tons, was 250 feet 9 inches (76.43 m)
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sailed to Port Said to meet a troop transport convoy and their Japanese escort, and accompany them to
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was decommissioned in 1928, stripped of parts, and sold for use as prisoner accommodation on the
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2,690 nautical miles (4,980 km; 3,100 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
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naval units as Sebastapol. She then sailed in December with the French destroyer
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3 × Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 10,000 shp (7,500 kW), 3 shafts
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in Sydney, when gale conditions caused both hulls to break their tows. While
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as an anti-submarine force. The patrols were uneventful, and the only action
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Briggs, Mark (2019). "Australia's First Destroyers". In Jordan, John (ed.).
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on 22 January 1913. She was launched on 11 December 1915 by the wife of Sir
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was assigned to an Allied fleet responsible for taking over Russian anti-
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saw was when she was diverted to perform shore bombardments during the
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sailed to Gibraltar, where she, her sister ships, and the cruiser
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River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy
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were sold to New South Wales Penal Department and towed to
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were being towed down the Hawkesbury River for final
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This was supplemented by three single 19:For other ships with the same name, see 809: 807: 805: 803: 625: 404:Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company 80:Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company 27: 302:(RAN). One of six built for the RAN, 277:chutes and throwers (installed later) 180:250 ft 9 in (76.43 m) 51: 7: 2760:River-class torpedo-boat destroyers 1337:Shipwrecks and scuttled vessels of 840:Davis, Graham (17 September 2001). 416:Australian Commonwealth Naval Board 449:on 2 October 1918. On 25 October, 395:being launched on 11 December 1915 339:River-class torpedo-boat destroyer 199:24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) 14: 814:Dasey, Daniel (14 October 2001). 1193: 978: 414:, the First Naval Member of the 53: 31: 2770:Ships built in New South Wales 970:-class (or I-class) destroyers 521:were stripped down, and their 470:After the end of World War I, 357:and 245 feet (75 m) long 41:during World War I (1914–1918) 1: 1983:M24 Japanese Midget Submarine 816:"Swan Lies Rusting In River" 2786: 336: 18: 2433: 2422: 1345: 1286: 1260: 581:is not advised, as while 375:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt guns 257:QF 12-pounder 12 cwt guns 148: 46: 30: 2726:33.548861°S 151.249667°E 604:33.548861°S 151.249667°E 504:Decommissioning and fate 463:. The ship received the 447:Second Battle of Durazzo 381:torpedo tubes and three 373:, supplemented by three 312:Second Battle of Durazzo 308:Cockatoo Island Dockyard 186:245 ft (75 m) 848:. Royal Australian Navy 710:. 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Index

HMAS Swan

Swan River
Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company
Adriatic
River-class
torpedo-boat destroyer
length overall
between perpendiculars
BL 4-inch Mk VIII gun
QF 12-pounder 12 cwt guns
18 inch (450 mm)
.303-inch machine gunss
Depth charge
River-class
torpedo-boat destroyer
Royal Australian Navy
Cockatoo Island Dockyard
Second Battle of Durazzo
Hawkesbury River
River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
River-class
torpedo-boat destroyers
long overall
between perpendiculars
BL 4-inch Mark VIII gun
QF 12-pounder 12 cwt guns
18 inch (450 mm)
.303-inch machine guns

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