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Australia for refits in June 1943, and on completion was assigned to convoy duty off Australia's east coast, where she remained until February 1944. Between February and June, she was involved in anti-submarine patrols off Sandy Cape, then was again assigned to New Guinea. In December
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652:'s 21st Minesweeping Flotilla.
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1015:Whyalla > History 1940–1960
683:Lighthouse maintenance vessel
527:. That name was later used by
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1355:HNSA Ship Page: HMSA Whyalla
667:The corvette received three
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1017:Accessed 17 September 2013.
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1298:"The Australian Corvettes"
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801:A Critical Vulnerability
788:The Australian Corvettes
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1360:14 October 2007 at the
1264:Oxford University Press
1223:Stevens, David (2005).
1050:Jenkins, David (1992).
1029:Australian Sea Heritage
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941:. Royal Australian Navy
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430:Design and construction
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1996:Royal Netherlands Navy
1158:. Rigby. p. 207.
1154:Gillett, Ross (1977).
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1345:at Wikimedia Commons
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585:. On 2 January 1943,
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1058:. pp. 193–194.
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282:733 tons (standard)
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80:BHP, Whyalla
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2253:137°34′30″E
1801:Maryborough
1689:Warrnambool
1640:Rockhampton
1500:Cootamundra
1486:Castlemaine
1139:23 December
1107:23 December
829:, pp. 103–5
816:, pp. 103–4
742:Castlemaine
601:Cape Nelson
552:during the
424:museum ship
380:(J153/B252)
126:Honours and
121:16 May 1946
105:12 May 1941
86:Yard number
2321:1941 ships
2280:Categories
2250:33°01′10″S
2212:Launceston
2082:Kalgoorlie
2022:Wollongong
1977:Wollongong
1836:Wollongong
1787:Launceston
1780:Kalgoorlie
1668:Townsville
1647:Shepparton
1177:References
606:Shepparton
523:suburb of
519:, for the
472:HMAS
327:Complement
311:Propulsion
193:In service
145:New Guinea
2200:Geraldton
2046:Toowoomba
1972:Radjawali
1960:Pati Unus
1948:Hang Tuah
1822:Toowoomba
1759:Geraldton
1700:Admiralty
1549:Gladstone
1535:Fremantle
1514:Deloraine
1479:Bundaberg
1322:13 August
1243:1327-5658
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1037:0813-0523
997:27 August
972:27 August
962:"6114512"
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851:Stevens,
838:Stevens,
825:Stevens,
812:Stevens,
799:Stevens,
786:Stevens,
769:Citations
717:When the
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615:Milne Bay
562:Guatemala
426:in 1987.
402:Admiralty
394:corvettes
245:Late 1984
94:Laid down
59:Australia
2129:Inverell
2094:Tamworth
1965:Tamworth
1815:Tamworth
1766:Goulburn
1745:Cessnock
1717:Bathurst
1710:Ballarat
1702:-ordered
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1598:Katoomba
1577:Inverell
1444:Armidale
1399:Bathurst
1358:Archived
1282:50418095
1251:62548623
1216:36817771
881:, p. 108
842:, p. 104
803:, p. 103
732:Bathurst
646:Bathurst
531:Bathurst
529:another
521:Adelaide
474:Kangaroo
389:Bathurst
335:Armament
273:corvette
268:Bathurst
242:Acquired
185:Acquired
102:Launched
68:City of
65:Namesake
2311:Whyalla
2219:Ayvalık
2207:Ayancık
2195:Antalya
2143:Stawell
2077:Ternate
2070:Ipswich
2065:Morotai
2034:Lismore
1953:Ipswich
1936:Banteng
1829:Whyalla
1794:Lismore
1773:Ipswich
1661:Strahan
1654:Stawell
1626:Mildura
1619:Lithgow
1612:Latrobe
1591:Kapunda
1570:Horsham
1556:Glenelg
1542:Geelong
1472:Bunbury
1458:Bendigo
1451:Benalla
868:, p. 29
728:Whyalla
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662:Whyalla
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624:Kapunda
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611:Whyalla
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503:at its
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384:Whyalla
378:Whyalla
303:Draught
236:Whyalla
151:Okinawa
147:1942–44
141:1942–45
139:Pacific
76:Builder
70:Whyalla
46:History
39:Whyalla
2224:Gawler
2183:Amasra
2176:Broome
2171:Alanya
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2010:Cairns
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592:Stella
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250:Status
128:awards
2188:Pirie
2136:Kiama
2053:Ceram
2017:Banda
2005:Ambon
1808:Pirie
1675:Wagga
1605:Kiama
1584:Junee
1521:Dubbo
1507:Cowra
1493:Colac
1465:Bowen
1316:(PDF)
1301:(PDF)
1182:Books
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1126:(PDF)
749:Notes
740:HMAS
630:Wagga
468:sloop
456:asdic
376:HMAS
319:Speed
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462:or
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