 HMAS Burnie
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Namesake | Burnie |
| Builder | Mort's Dock & Engineering Company |
| Laid down | 4 June 1940 |
| Launched | 25 October 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 April 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 5 July 1946 |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Transferred to RNLN |
| History | |
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Ceram |
| Acquired | 5 July 1946 |
| Commissioned | 5 July 1946 |
| Stricken | 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bathurst-class corvette |
| Displacement | 650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load) |
| Length | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion, 2 shafts. 2,000 hp |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament | 1 × 4 inch Mk XIX gun, Depth charge chutes and throwers |
HMAS Burnie (J198/B238/A112), named for the city of Burnie, Tasmania, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]
Entering RAN service in April 1941, Burnie saw action during World War II, and was decommissioned on 5 July 1946. The corvette was sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) five days later, was renamed HNLMS Ceram, and remained in service until 1958.
- ^ "HMAS Burnie (I)". The Fleet — Ships, Boats & Craft. Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 10 December 2013.