HMAS Parkes
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HMAS Parkes (J361), named for the town of Parkes, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed in Australia during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]
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HMAS Parkes | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | Town of Parkes, New South Wales |
Builder | Evans Deakin & Co in Brisbane |
Laid down | 16 March 1943 |
Launched | 30 October 1943 |
Commissioned | 25 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 17 December 1945 |
Motto | "Equals with Equals" |
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Fate | Sold for scrap in 1957 |
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, 2,000 horsepower |
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, Machine guns, Depth charges chutes and throwers |
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