HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga

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History
Name	HMAS Warramunga
Owner	Royal Australian navy
Builder	Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Coy
Launched	7 Dec 1942
Completed	22 Nov 1942
In service	23 Nov 1942
Out of service	7 Dec 1959
Fate	Sold for scrap in 1963
General characteristics
Type	Tribal Class Destroyer
Tonnage	2,031 tons
Length	377 feet (115m)
Beam	36 feet 6 inches (11.1m)
Depth	9 feet (2.7m)
Propulsion	Twin shaft 44,000 HP
Speed	36.5 knots
Capacity	197 crew

Remarks

Built during World War II she entered service in late 1942 and was assigned to convoy escort duties. In 1943 she swapped to support for amphibious landings throughout the Pacific islands for the rest of the war.

From 1950 until 1952 HMAS Warramunga fought in the Korean War before being converted into an anti-submarine destroyer. Between 1954 and 1959 she completed two tours of duty with the Far East Strategic reserve. Decommissioned in 1959 she was sodl fro scrap in 1963.

Armament: At launch: 6 × 4.7-inch Mark XII guns (3 twin turrets) 2 × 4-inch Mark XVI* guns (1 twin turret) 1 × quad-barrelled 2-pounder Mark VIII pom pom 6 × 20 mm Oerlikons 1 × quadruple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tube set 1 × depth charge rail

Battle Honours

• Pacific 1943–45
• New Guinea 1943–44
• Leyte Gulf 1944
• Lingayen Gulf 1945
• Borneo 1945
• Korea 1950–52

Crew members

• John Edward Bradley Nov 1944 - 24 Nov 1945