HMAS Kalgoorlie
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HMAS Kalgoorlie (J192/B245/A119), named for the city of Kalgoorlie, 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).
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HMAS Kalgoorlie in Sydney Harbour during World War II | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | City of Kalgoorlie |
Builder | BHP, Whyalla |
Laid down | 27 July 1940 |
Launched | 7 August 1941 |
Commissioned | 7 April 1942 |
Decommissioned | 8 May 1946 |
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Fate | Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy |
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Netherlands | |
Name | Ternate |
Acquired | 8 May 1946 |
Commissioned | 8 May 1946 |
Decommissioned | 1958 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 21 September 1961 |
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 |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
Complement | 85 |
Armament | 1 × 4 inch Mk XIX gun, 3 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 1 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60, Machine guns, Depth charges chutes and throwers |
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