HMAS Diamantina (K377)
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 HMAS Diamantina |
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| Career Australia |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Walkers Limited |
| Laid down: | 12 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 6 April 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 27 April 1945 Recommissioned 22 June 1959 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 August 1946 29 February 1980 |
| Status: | Museum ship at the Queensland Maritime Museum |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,489 tons (standard), 2,120 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 301 feet 4 inches |
| Beam: | 36 feet 9 inches |
| Draught: | 12 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion, 2 shafts. 5,500 hp |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
| Complement: | 140 |
| Armament: | 2 x 4-inch guns, 2 x 40mm Bofors, 6 x 20mm Oerlikons, 1 x Hedgehog, Depth Charge Throwers |
| Motto: | "Whoever Leads Protects" |
| Badge: |  |
The first HMAS Diamantina (K377/F377/A266/GOR266) was a River class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland on 12 April 1943. Diamantina was launched on 6 April 1944 and commissioned at Hervey Bay in Queensland on 27 April 1945, under Commander G. M. Rose.
Diamantina paid off to reserve on 9 August 1946, but was recommissioned as an oceanographic survey ship on 22 June 1959. As an oceanographic survey ship Diamantina was responsible for discovering the deepest point in the Indian Ocean in 1961, which was named Diamantina Trench.
HMAS Diamantina paid off again on 29 February 1980, and was the last World War II-era frigate to serve with the Royal Australian Navy. Diamantina was handed over to the Queensland Maritime Museum Association, where she was permanently berthed in the drydock located on the Brisbane River. In March 2006, Diamantina was towed out into the river to allow repairs to the dock, which had been flooded since the seals failed in 1998. As of July 2006, she has been returned to the dry dock adjacent to the Queensland Maritime Museum, where she is used as a self-touring museum ship.
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