HMAS Ararat (K34)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Ararat.
HMAS Ararat (K34/M34), named for the city of Ararat, 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).[3]
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HMAS Ararat | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | Town of Ararat, Victoria |
Builder | Evans Deakin & Co in Brisbane |
Laid down | 6 July 1942 |
Launched | 20 February 1943 |
Commissioned | 16 June 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 April 1947 |
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Fate | Sold into civilian service. Later scrapped. |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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, 2,000 horsepower |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
Complement | 85 |
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Ararat is the only ship of the Bathurst class to carry a pennant number with the flag superior 'K': to honour Flower-class corvette lead ship HMS Gladiolus, which was sunk in October 1941.[4](I)