HMAS Culgoa
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HMAS Culgoa (K408/F408/A256), named for the Culgoa River, was a Modified River (or Bay)-class frigate that served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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Culgoa on Port Phillip in April 1947 shortly after commissioning | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | Culgoa River |
Builder | Williamstown Dockyard, Melbourne |
Laid down | 15 July 1943 |
Launched | 22 September 1945 |
Completed | 24 December 1946 |
Commissioned | 1 April 1947 |
Decommissioned | 15 April 1954 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold for scrap in 1972 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Modified River (or Bay)-class frigate |
Displacement | 1,537 tons (standard), 2,200 tons (full load) |
Length | 301 ft (92 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion, 2 shafts, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) |
Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
Complement | 175 |
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