 HMAS Stawell during 1944
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| History | |
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 Australia | |
| Namesake | Town of Stawell, Victoria |
| Builder | HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Victoria |
| Laid down | 18 June 1942 |
| Launched | 3 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 26 March 1946 |
| Motto | "Without Fear or Favour" |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Sold to RNZN |
| New Zealand | |
| Acquired | 5 March 1952 |
| Decommissioned | Late 1950s |
| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1968 |
| General characteristics during RAN service | |
| Class and type | Bathurst-class corvette |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion | triple expansion engine, 2 shafts, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament |
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HMAS Stawell (J348/M348) was a Bathurst-class corvette named for the town of Stawell, Victoria.[1] Sixty Bathurst-class corvettes were constructed during World War II, and Stawell was one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]
The corvette later served in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) as HMNZS Stawell.
- ^ a b "HMAS Stawell (I)". HMA Ship Histories. Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2008.