HMAS Echuca
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAS Echuca |
| Owner | Royal |
| Builder | Melbourne Harbour Trust, Williamstown |
| Launched | 17 Jan 1942 |
| Completed | 6 Sep 1942 |
| In service | 7 Sep 1943 |
| Out of service | 29 Jun 1948 |
| Fate | Transferred to NZ Navy May 1952 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | AUstralian Bathurst Class Minesweeper |
| Length | 186 feet (56.69 metres) |
| Beam | 31 feet (9.45 metres) |
| Depth | 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 metres) |
| Propulsion | 2,000HP twin screw |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Capacity | 85 crew |
Remarks
Battle Honours
- Pacific 1941-45
- New Guinea 1942-44