HMAS Horsham
From Our Contribution
 Navy photo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAS Horsham |
| Owner | Royal Australian navy |
| Builder | Melbourne Harbour Trust, Williamstown |
| Launched | 16 May 1942 |
| Completed | 18 Nov 1942 |
| In service | 18 Nov 1942 |
| Out of service | 17 Nov 1945 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap August 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bathurst Class Corvette |
| Tonnage | 650 tons |
| Length | 186 feet (56.7m) |
| Beam | 31 feet (9.45m) |
| Depth | 8 feet 6 inches (2.59m) |
| Propulsion | 1750 HP |
| Speed | 15.5 knots |
| Capacity | 85 crew |
Remarks
Entering active service in January 1943 she was assigned to Fremantle where she served as an ant-submarine patrol ship until August 1944. The deployed to Darwin he served as a survey ship, remaining there until the end of the war. In September 1945 she was present at the Japanese surrender of Timor before returning to survey work until November when she returned to Fremantle where she was paid of into reserve.
Battle Honours
Nil
Crew members
- Norman Denton Barrett 16 May 1944 - 9 Jan 1945