HMAS Lithgow (J206)
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HMAS Lithgow (J206/M206), named for the city of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia 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).[1]
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HMAS Lithgow at Milne Bay, Papua during 1943 | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | City of Lithgow, New South Wales |
Builder | Mort's Dock & Engineering Co in Sydney |
Laid down | 19 August 1940 |
Launched | 21 December 1940 |
Commissioned | 14 June 1941 |
Decommissioned | 8 June 1948 |
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Fate | Sold for scrap in 1956 |
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 | 10 ft (3.0 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 |
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