Bathurst class corvette

The Bathurst-class corvettes are a group 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.

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 40mm Bofors AA gun, two single 20mm Oerlikon guns, and as many as forty depth charges.

Examples

Specific ships in the class include:

• HMAS Ararat
• HMAS Armidale
• HMAS Bathurst
• HMAS Ballarat
• HMAS Benalla
• HMAS Bendigo
• HMAS Bowen
• HMAS Broome
• HMAS Bunbury
• HMAS Bundaberg
• HMAS Burnie
• HMAS Cairns
• HMAS Castlemaine
• HMAS Cessnock
• HMAS Colac
• HMAS Cootamundra
• HMAS Cowra
• HMAS Deloraine
• HMAS Dubbo
• HMAS Echuca
• HMAS Fremantle
• HMAS Gawler
• HMAS Geelong
• HMAS Geraldton
• HMAS Gladstone

External links

[Restored HMAS Castlemaine] [list and history of all this class of ships]