HMAS Ballarat (J184)
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HMAS Ballarat (J184), named for the city of Ballarat, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[3]
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Namesake | City of Ballarat, Victoria |
Builder | HMA Naval Dockyard in Williamstown, Victoria |
Laid down | 19 April 1940 |
Launched | 10 December 1940 |
Commissioned | 30 August 1941 |
Decommissioned | 27 September 1946 |
Motto | "Defend the Flag" |
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Fate | Sold into civilian service in 1947. Sold for scrap in 1953. |
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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, 1,750 horsepower |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 85 |
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