Difference between revisions of "HMAS Paluma"
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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
| image = [[File:HMAS_Paluma.jpg]] | | image = [[File:HMAS_Paluma.jpg]] | ||
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| shipID = MSL 252 | | shipID = MSL 252 | ||
| shipfate = | | shipfate = | ||
| − | | shiptype = Motor Lighter | + | | shiptype = Motor Lighter - Survey Vessel |
| shiptonnage = 340 tons | | shiptonnage = 340 tons | ||
| shiplength = 120 feet (37m) | | shiplength = 120 feet (37m) | ||
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| shippropulsion = 2 x diesel engines | | shippropulsion = 2 x diesel engines | ||
| shipspeed = | | shipspeed = | ||
| − | | shipcapacity = | + | | shipcapacity = crew of 29 |
}} | }} | ||
==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Ordered as a Motor Lighter for the RAN, ''HMAS Paluma'' was not completed before the end of the war. Following her completion, she was used as a survey vessel for the navy | + | Ordered as a Motor Stores Lighter for the RAN, ''HMAS Paluma'' was not completed before the end of the war. Following her completion, she was first known as Motor Stores Lighter 252. In 1958 during a major refit she was converted to be used as a survey vessel for the navy until 1973. |
| − | + | Areas surveyed by her include St Vincent Gulf in South Australia, the Papua New Guinea coast line, and areas of the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns. | |
==Battle Honours== | ==Battle Honours== | ||
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==Crew members== | ==Crew members== | ||
| − | * [[Kenneth Roy Curtis]] | + | * [[Kenneth Roy Curtis]] 21 Nov 1962 - 8 Mar 1963 |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
| + | [[Category:RAN]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:33, 21 June 2022
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAS Paluma |
| Owner | Royal Australian Navy |
| Builder | State Dockyard, Newcastle, NSW |
| Launched | 1946 |
| In service | 1946 |
| Out of service | 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor Lighter - Survey Vessel |
| Tonnage | 340 tons |
| Length | 120 feet (37m) |
| Beam | 24 feet (7.3m) |
| Depth | 9 feet (2.7m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x diesel engines |
| Capacity | crew of 29 |
Remarks
Ordered as a Motor Stores Lighter for the RAN, HMAS Paluma was not completed before the end of the war. Following her completion, she was first known as Motor Stores Lighter 252. In 1958 during a major refit she was converted to be used as a survey vessel for the navy until 1973.
Areas surveyed by her include St Vincent Gulf in South Australia, the Papua New Guinea coast line, and areas of the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns.
Battle Honours
- New Guinea 1942-43
Crew members
- Kenneth Roy Curtis 21 Nov 1962 - 8 Mar 1963