Difference between revisions of "HMAS Kyabra"
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| − | | image = [[File:.jpg]] | + | | image = [[File:HMAS_Kyabra.jpg]] |
| − | | caption = | + | | caption = Navy photo |
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| shipname = HMAS Kyabra | | shipname = HMAS Kyabra | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Government of Western Australia |
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Coastal Construction Company, Montrose, Scotland |
| shipyardnumber = | | shipyardnumber = | ||
| − | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 13 Jan 1926 |
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 1926 |
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 30 Sep 1940 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 23 Nov 1945 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| − | | shipreclassified = | + | | shipreclassified = |
| shipID = | | shipID = | ||
| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = unknown last seen in Austalian waters in 1958 |
| shiptype = Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel | | shiptype = Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel | ||
| − | | shiptonnage = | + | | shiptonnage = 858 tons |
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 204 feet, 2 inches |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 31 feet, 1 inch |
| − | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 11 feet, 10 inches |
| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = 6 cylinder, single screw |
| − | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 10.5 knots |
| − | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = Crew of 55 |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | Commissioned into the Navy on 30 Sep 1940, and used as a tender to the anti-submarine training establishment at HMAS Rushcutter. She spent the war in eastern Australian waters, mainly off the NSW coast , but she did venture as far north as Townsville. | ||
| − | == | + | From June 1942 she was used as a convoy escort vessel, and in March 1943 she was used as a seagoing radar training ship. On 23 Nov 1945 she was de-commissioned in Fremantle, and returned to her owners on 25 Mar 1946. Sold to Panamanian interests in 1957, and later re-sold to a company in Singapore, she departed Fremantle under tow in early 1958 |
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| + | ==Armament== | ||
| + | Guns: 1 x 4-inch gun; 1 x 2-pounder gun; 2 machine guns | ||
| + | Other Armament 2 depth charge throwers | ||
==Crew members== | ==Crew members== | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
| + | [[Category:RAN]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:10, 21 June 2022
 Navy photo | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMAS Kyabra |
| Owner | Government of Western Australia |
| Builder | Coastal Construction Company, Montrose, Scotland |
| Launched | 13 Jan 1926 |
| Completed | 1926 |
| In service | 30 Sep 1940 |
| Out of service | 23 Nov 1945 |
| Fate | unknown last seen in Austalian waters in 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel |
| Tonnage | 858 tons |
| Length | 204 feet, 2 inches |
| Beam | 31 feet, 1 inch |
| Depth | 11 feet, 10 inches |
| Propulsion | 6 cylinder, single screw |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Capacity | Crew of 55 |
Remarks
Commissioned into the Navy on 30 Sep 1940, and used as a tender to the anti-submarine training establishment at HMAS Rushcutter. She spent the war in eastern Australian waters, mainly off the NSW coast , but she did venture as far north as Townsville.
From June 1942 she was used as a convoy escort vessel, and in March 1943 she was used as a seagoing radar training ship. On 23 Nov 1945 she was de-commissioned in Fremantle, and returned to her owners on 25 Mar 1946. Sold to Panamanian interests in 1957, and later re-sold to a company in Singapore, she departed Fremantle under tow in early 1958
Armament
Guns: 1 x 4-inch gun; 1 x 2-pounder gun; 2 machine guns Other Armament 2 depth charge throwers
Crew members
- Arthur Edward Pries 27 Feb - 25 Aug 1945