HMAS Quickmatch (G92)

HMAS Quickmatch in 1955
History
Australia
NamesakeThe quick match, a fast burning match used for lighting cannon
BuilderJ. Samuel White and Company
Laid down6 February 1941
Launched11 April 1942
Commissioned14 September 1942
Decommissioned15 May 1950
Recommissioned23 September 1955
Decommissioned26 April 1963
ReclassifiedAnti-submarine frigate (1955)
Motto"Swift to Strike"
Honours and
awards
FateUsed as barracks ship until 1972, when she was sold for scrap
General characteristics (as launched)
Class and typeQ-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,750 tons standard
  • 2,420 tons deep load
Length
Beam35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Propulsion2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons Impulse turbines, 40,000 shp (30,000 kW)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement220
Armament

HMAS Quickmatch (G92/D21/D292/F04) was a Q-class destroyer operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although commissioned into the RAN in 1942, the ship was initially the property of the Royal Navy. Quickmatch served with both the British Eastern Fleet and British Pacific Fleet during World War II. In the 1950s, the destroyer was converted into an anti-submarine frigate. In 1957, Quickmatch operated in support of Malaya during the Malayan Emergency. The ship remained in service until 1963, and after use as an accommodation ship, was sold for scrap in 1972.