Bathurst class corvette
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| Bathurst class Australian Minesweeper (Corvette) | |
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| Class Overview | |
| Type: | Australian Minesweeper (Corvette) |
| Name: | Bathurst |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,025 tons (full war load) |
| Length: | 186 feet |
| Beam: | 31 feet |
| Draught: | 8.5 feet |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion, 2 shafts. 2,000 hp |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Complement: | 85 |
| Armament: | Varying, but generally: 1x 12 pdr gun, 1 x 4 inch gun, 1 x 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun, 3 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns, up to forty depth charges |
The Bathurst-class corvettes were a class of minesweepers produced in Australia during World War II. 56 in total were commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy, and 4 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.
| Bathurst-class corvette |
| Royal Australian Navy |
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Ararat | Armidale | Ballarat | Bathurst | Benalla | Bendigo | Bowen | Broome | Bunbury | Bundaberg | Burnie | Cairns | Castlemaine | Cessnock | Colac | Cootamundra | Cowra | Deloraine | Dubbo | Echuca | Fremantle | Gawler | Geelong | Geraldton | Gladstone | Glenelg | Goulburn | Gympie | Horsham | Inverell | Ipswich | Junee | Kalgoorlie | Kapunda | Katoomba | Kiama | Latrobe | Launceston | Lismore | Lithgow | Maryborough | Mildura | Parkes | Pirie | Rockhampton | Shepparton | Stawell | Strahan | Tamworth | Toowoomba | Townsville | Wagga | Wallaroo | Warrnambool | Whyalla | Wollongong |
| Indian Navy |
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Bengal | Bombay | Madras | Punjab |
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