Bathurst class corvette

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Image:Latrobe (AWM 044738).jpg The Bathurst-class corvettes were a class of minesweepers produced in Australia during World War II. Fifty-six in total were commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy, and four by the Indian navy. The Bathurst class ships performed a wide range of tasks during the war, including escorting convoys, sweeping minefields, hydrographic surveys, transporting troops and bombarding enemy positions.

Specifications

• Length: 186 feet
• Beam: 31 feet
• Draft: 8.5 feet
• Displacement: 1,025 tons (full war load)
• Performance: 15 knots at 1750 hp
• Complement: approximately 80
• Armament Variable but including in general, one 4 inch gun, one 40 mm Bofors AA gun, two single 20 mm Oerlikon guns, and as many as forty depth charges.

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External links

• Restored HMAS Castlemaine
• list and history of all this class of ships