HMAS Kyabra
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMAS Kyabra |
| Owner | Government of Western Australia |
| Builder | Coastal Construction Company, Montrose, Scotland |
| Launched | 13 Jan 1926 |
| Completed | 1926 |
| In service | 30 Sep 1940 |
| Out of service | 23 Nov 1945 |
| Fate | unknown last seen in Austalian waters in 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Auxiliary anti-submarine vessel |
| Tonnage | 858 tons |
| Length | 204 feet, 2 inches |
| Beam | 31 feet, 1 inch |
| Depth | 11 feet, 10 inches |
| Propulsion | 6 cylinder, single screw |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Capacity | Crew of 55 |
Remarks
Commissioned into the Navy on 30 Sep 1940, and used as a tender to the anti-submarine training establishment at HMAS Rushcutter. She spent the war in eastern Australian waters, mainly off the NSW coast , but she did venture as far north as Townsville.
From June 1942 she was used as a convoy escort vessel, and in March 1943 she was used as a seagoing radar training ship. On 23 Nov 1945 she was de-commissioned in Fremantle, and returned to her owners on 25 Mar 1946. Sold to Panamanian interests in 1957, and later re-sold to a company in Singapore, she departed Fremantle under tow in early 1958
Armament
Guns: 1 x 4-inch gun; 1 x 2-pounder gun; 2 machine guns Other Armament 2 depth charge throwers
Crew members
- Arthur Edward Pries 27 Feb - 25 Aug 1945