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| name          = HMAS Westralia (F95)
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| shipname = HMAS Westralia (F95)
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| shipowner = Huddart Parker Ltd.
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| shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow
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| shipyardnumber = 843
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| shiplaunched = 25 Apr 1929
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| shipcompleted = 1929
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| shipinservice = 1929
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| shipoutofservice = 1939
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| shipinservice2 = 17 Jan 1940
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| shipoutofservice2 = 19 Sep 1946
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| shipreclassified = Armed Merchant Cruiser/Landing Ship Infantry
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| shipID = LDRC
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| shipfate = scrapped 1961
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| shiptype = Passenger Liner
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| shiptonnage =  8,108 tons
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| shiplength = 445 ft (136m)
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| shipbeam = 60 ft (18m)
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| shipdepth = 22 ft 6in (6.87m)
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| shippropulsion = twin screw
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| shipspeed = 14 knots (26kph)
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| shipcapacity = crew 541; 1004 troops
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==Armament==
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''as Armed Merchant Cruiser''
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* 7 × 6-inch guns
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* 2 × 3-inch anti-aircraft guns
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* 1 × Seagull V amphibian
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''as Landing Ship Infantry''
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* 1 × 6-inch gun
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* 2 × 3-inch anti-aircraft guns
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* 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
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==Remarks==
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Built for Huddard Parker Lines of Melbourne who operated her until 1939 when she was requisitioned by the Australian Navy. During WW2 she played her role as an Armed merchant cruiser (1940-1943); a Landing Ship Infantry (1943-1946); and a Troop Transport (1946-1951) in support of the Occupying Forces for Japan. In 1951 she returned to her owners for civilian use.
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Her service as a Merchant Cruiser was spent as convoy escort in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, including escort of Sparrow Force to Timor. In Cairns a mutiny on her was put down with 104 sailors arrested - the records of punishments and legal proceeding have been lost.  As an LSI she had a capacity of over 900 soldiers, and most of those carried were US Army or Marines. Later use involved the repatriation of Australian troops. In 1946 she was to be returned to her owners but was instead used to operate between Sydney and Kure in Japan in support of the  the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, although this time under civilian management.
  
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In 1959 she was sold to the Asian and Pacific Shipping Co ltd for use as a livestock carrier. Initially she was named ''Delfino''(1959-1960), but this in 1960 changed to ''Wolambi''. In 1961 she was sold for scrap.
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| header1  = History
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==Battle Honours==
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* Pacific 1941–45
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* New Guinea 1943–44
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* Leyte Gulf 1944
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* Lingayen Gulf 1945
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*Borneo 1945
  
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==Crew members==
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*[[Frank William Richardson]] 22 April - 31 December 1943
  
  
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==Soldiers carried==
|  data3  = 1929 Harland & Wolff, Govan
 
  
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===Townsville to Lae, New Guinea 7 - 12 Jul 1944===
|  data4  = Passenger / cargo ship
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* [[James Henry Clarke]]
  
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===Morotai to Labuan 1 - 4 May 1945===
|  data5  = 8,108 tons
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2/28th Battalion
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* [[Frederick Joseph Powell]]
  
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=== Morotai to Tarakan 4 - 7 May 1945===
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* [[Alexander Rhone]]
  
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===Brisbane to Torokina, Bougainville 6 - 11 Aug 1945===
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* [[Percy John Powell]]
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===Morotai to Ambon 21 - 23 September 1945===
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* [[Arthur Samuel William Alldridge]]
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* [[Norman Gilbert Bryce]]
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* [[Keith Butcher]]
  
==Remarks==
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===Torokina, Bougainville to Brisbane 24 - 28 Nov 1945===
Built for Huddard Parker Lines of Melbourne who operated her until 1939 when she was requisitioned by the Australian Navy. During WW2 she played her role as an Armed merchant cruiser (1940-1943); a Landing Ship Infantry (1943-1946); and a Troop Transport (1946-1951) in support of the Occupying Forces for Japan. In 1951 she returned to her owners for civilian use.
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* [[Percy John Powell]]
  
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===Rabaul to Brisbane 8 - 13 December 1945===
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* [[Sidney John Thomas Buggins]]
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* [[Harold Frank Pyke]]
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* [[Herber Archibald Walton]]
  
In 1959 she was sold to the Asian and pacific Shipping Co ltd for use as a livestock carrier. Initially she was named ''Delfino'', but his later changed to ''Wolambi''. In 1961 she was sold for scrap.
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===Darwin to Sydney 29 February - 8 March 1946===
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* [[Eric John Peverett]]
  
==Soldiers carried==
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===Kure, Japan to Sydney2 - 18 February 1949===
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* [[David Gordon]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:13, 7 February 2023

HMAS Westralia
HMAS Westralia.jpg
Wikipedia
History
Name HMAS Westralia (F95)
Owner Huddart Parker Ltd.
Builder Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow
Yard number 843
Launched 25 Apr 1929
Completed 1929
In service 1929
Out of service 1939
In service 17 Jan 1940
Out of service 19 Sep 1946
Reclassified Armed Merchant Cruiser/Landing Ship Infantry
Fate scrapped 1961
General characteristics
Type Passenger Liner
Tonnage 8,108 tons
Length 445 ft (136m)
Beam 60 ft (18m)
Depth 22 ft 6in (6.87m)
Propulsion twin screw
Speed 14 knots (26kph)
Capacity crew 541; 1004 troops


Armament

as Armed Merchant Cruiser

  • 7 × 6-inch guns
  • 2 × 3-inch anti-aircraft guns
  • 1 × Seagull V amphibian

as Landing Ship Infantry

  • 1 × 6-inch gun
  • 2 × 3-inch anti-aircraft guns
  • 12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns

Remarks

Built for Huddard Parker Lines of Melbourne who operated her until 1939 when she was requisitioned by the Australian Navy. During WW2 she played her role as an Armed merchant cruiser (1940-1943); a Landing Ship Infantry (1943-1946); and a Troop Transport (1946-1951) in support of the Occupying Forces for Japan. In 1951 she returned to her owners for civilian use.


Her service as a Merchant Cruiser was spent as convoy escort in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, including escort of Sparrow Force to Timor. In Cairns a mutiny on her was put down with 104 sailors arrested - the records of punishments and legal proceeding have been lost. As an LSI she had a capacity of over 900 soldiers, and most of those carried were US Army or Marines. Later use involved the repatriation of Australian troops. In 1946 she was to be returned to her owners but was instead used to operate between Sydney and Kure in Japan in support of the the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, although this time under civilian management.


In 1959 she was sold to the Asian and Pacific Shipping Co ltd for use as a livestock carrier. Initially she was named Delfino(1959-1960), but this in 1960 changed to Wolambi. In 1961 she was sold for scrap.

Battle Honours

  • Pacific 1941–45
  • New Guinea 1943–44
  • Leyte Gulf 1944
  • Lingayen Gulf 1945
  • Borneo 1945

Crew members


Soldiers carried

Townsville to Lae, New Guinea 7 - 12 Jul 1944

Morotai to Labuan 1 - 4 May 1945

2/28th Battalion

Morotai to Tarakan 4 - 7 May 1945

Brisbane to Torokina, Bougainville 6 - 11 Aug 1945

Morotai to Ambon 21 - 23 September 1945

Torokina, Bougainville to Brisbane 24 - 28 Nov 1945

Rabaul to Brisbane 8 - 13 December 1945

Darwin to Sydney 29 February - 8 March 1946

Kure, Japan to Sydney2 - 18 February 1949