HMAS Geranium
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Geranium.
HMAS Geranium (formerly HMS Geranium) was an Arabis-class sloop built in Scotland and launched in 1915. The ship was operated by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper from 1915 until 1919, when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for use as a survey ship between 1919 and 1927. The ship was decommissioned in 1927 and scrapped during 1932, with the remains scuttled in 1935.
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HMAS Geranium | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Geranium |
Builder | Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company |
Laid down | August 1915 |
Launched | 8 November 1915 |
Fate | Transferred to Australia, 1919 |
Australia | |
Name | Geranium |
Acquired | 18 October 1919 |
Commissioned | 17 January 1920 |
Decommissioned | 10 November 1927 |
Nickname(s) | Gerger |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arabis-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,250 tons |
Length | 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a |
Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 250 tons of coal |
Complement |
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Armament | 2 × 1 - QF 4 inch Mk IV guns, BL 4 inch Mk IX guns or QF 4.7 inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 - 3-pounders (47 mm) AA. |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Fairey IIID seaplane (RAN) |
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