 HMAS Paterson
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Paterson[1] |
| Launched | 10 December 1919 |
| Fate | Foundered 1951 |
| History | |
 Australia | |
| Name | Paterson |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1941 |
| Fate | Returned to owners 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 446 gross register tonnage[2] |
| Length | 148.8 ft (45 m)[2] |
| Beam | 32.7 ft (10 m)[2] |
| Depth | 11.3 ft (3 m)[2] |
| Armament |
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HMAS Paterson (FY. 109) was a wooden auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. She was built in 1919-20 by T.F. Morrison, Sinclair & Company at Balmain.[2][3] The ship operated as a coastal steamer and was requisitioned by the RAN in 1941. She was returned to her owners on 26 November 1945 before sinking near The Entrance, New South Wales on 11 June 1951.[4]
- ^ "Details of the Ship". Plimsoll ShipData. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Llyods Register" (PDF). Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "NEW STEAMER". Sun. 10 December 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "The Mercury (Hobart, Tas), Tuesday, 12 June 1951, p. 7". Retrieved 9 August 2010.