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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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301:(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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September 1942, patrolling between Adelaide in South Australia and Fremantle in Western Australia for submarines, as well as performing escort and minesweeping duties around Fremantle.
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s crew were killed in the collision, and the corvette sank four hours later with no further casualties while trying to reach
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British-designed mine warfare and anti-submarine vessels. Construction of the prototype
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in Sydney on 24 April 1941. She was launched on 18 February 1942 by Mrs Poole, wife of the shipyard's
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Defence to the Long Haul: post-war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945–1955
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Just after midnight on 11 June 1943, while out to sea west of
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The corvette's wartime service was recognised with the
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161:650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load)
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283:on the night of 11 June 1943.
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308:Bar-class boom defence vessel
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27:Starboard side view of HMAS
748:Stevens, David (May 2010).
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750:"The Australian Corvettes"
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539:A Critical Vulnerability
526:A Critical Vulnerability
513:A Critical Vulnerability
500:A Critical Vulnerability
487:A Critical Vulnerability
474:The Australian Corvettes
185:8.5 ft (2.6 m)
679:Stevens, David (2005).
293:Bathurst-class corvette
287:Design and construction
177:31 ft (9.4 m)
169:186 ft (57 m)
140:General characteristics
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272:was one of only three
228:Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
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757:Hindsight (Semaphore)
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105:"With Might And Main"
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361:Operational history
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94:Commissioned
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1672:114°37′31″E
1220:Maryborough
1108:Warrnambool
1059:Rockhampton
919:Cootamundra
905:Castlemaine
620:23 December
588:23 December
515:, pp. 103–5
502:, pp. 103–4
110:Honours and
1715:1942 ships
1699:Categories
1669:31°54′24″S
1631:Launceston
1501:Kalgoorlie
1441:Wollongong
1396:Wollongong
1255:Wollongong
1206:Launceston
1199:Kalgoorlie
1087:Townsville
1066:Shepparton
633:References
329:HMAS
206:Complement
190:Propulsion
1619:Geraldton
1465:Toowoomba
1391:Radjawali
1379:Pati Unus
1367:Hang Tuah
1241:Toowoomba
1178:Geraldton
1119:Admiralty
968:Gladstone
954:Fremantle
933:Deloraine
898:Bundaberg
774:13 August
699:1327-5658
664:1327-5658
550:Donohue,
537:Stevens,
524:Stevens,
511:Stevens,
498:Stevens,
485:Stevens,
472:Stevens,
397:Citations
78:Laid down
50:Australia
1548:Inverell
1513:Tamworth
1384:Tamworth
1234:Tamworth
1185:Goulburn
1164:Cessnock
1136:Bathurst
1129:Ballarat
1121:-ordered
1101:Wallaroo
1017:Katoomba
996:Inverell
863:Armidale
818:Bathurst
734:50418095
707:62548623
672:36817771
567:, p. 108
528:, p. 104
489:, p. 103
381:Wallaroo
366:Wallaroo
351:Wallaroo
337:Wallaroo
331:Kangaroo
274:Bathurst
270:Wallaroo
260:Bathurst
249:Wallaroo
214:Armament
150:Bathurst
86:Launched
73:, Sydney
59:Town of
56:Namesake
29:Wallaroo
1638:Ayvalık
1626:Ayancık
1614:Antalya
1562:Stawell
1496:Ternate
1489:Ipswich
1484:Morotai
1453:Lismore
1372:Ipswich
1355:Banteng
1248:Whyalla
1213:Lismore
1192:Ipswich
1080:Strahan
1073:Stawell
1045:Mildura
1038:Lithgow
1031:Latrobe
1010:Kapunda
989:Horsham
975:Glenelg
961:Geelong
891:Bunbury
877:Bendigo
870:Benalla
554:, p. 29
268:(RAN).
182:Draught
123:Pacific
67:Builder
37:History
1643:Gawler
1602:Amasra
1595:Broome
1590:Alanya
1578:
1541:Echuca
1529:
1508:Tidore
1477:Burnie
1460:Boeroe
1448:Batjan
1429:Cairns
1412:
1360:Cairns
1343:
1308:Punjab
1301:Madras
1294:Bombay
1287:Bengal
1275:
1171:Gawler
1157:Cairns
1150:Burnie
1143:Broome
1052:Parkes
982:Gympie
947:Echuca
856:Ararat
837:
732:
722:
705:
697:
687:
670:
662:
652:
476:, p. 1
251:(J222)
166:Length
112:awards
1607:Pirie
1555:Kiama
1472:Ceram
1436:Banda
1424:Ambon
1227:Pirie
1094:Wagga
1024:Kiama
1003:Junee
940:Dubbo
926:Cowra
912:Colac
884:Bowen
768:(PDF)
753:(PDF)
638:Books
614:(PDF)
607:(PDF)
384:'
325:sloop
313:asdic
247:HMAS
198:Speed
102:Motto
1641:(ex-
1629:(ex-
1617:(ex-
1605:(ex-
1593:(ex-
1511:(ex-
1499:(ex-
1487:(ex-
1475:(ex-
1463:(ex-
1451:(ex-
1439:(ex-
1427:(ex-
1394:(ex-
1382:(ex-
1370:(ex-
1358:(ex-
776:2010
761:2010
730:OCLC
720:ISBN
703:OCLC
695:ISSN
685:ISBN
668:OCLC
660:ISSN
650:ISBN
622:2012
590:2012
442:2008
226:3 ×
219:1 ×
174:Beam
132:Fate
125:1942
319:or
223:gun
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