HMAS Tamworth (J181)

HMAS Tamworth
HMAS Tamworth
History
Australia
NamesakeCity of Tamworth, New South Wales
BuilderWalkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland
Laid down25 August 1941
Launched14 March 1942
Commissioned8 August 1942
Decommissioned30 April 1946
Motto"Strong in Adversity"
Honours and
awards
FateSold to RNLN
Netherlands
NameTidore
NamesakeTidore Island
Commissioned30 April 1946
DecommissionedDecember 1949
FateSold to TNI-AL
Indonesia
NamePati Unus
NamesakePati Unus, Sultan of Demak
CommissionedDecember 1949
Decommissioned1969
FateDisposed of
General characteristics during Admiralty service
Class and typeBathurst-class corvette
Displacement650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load)
Length186 ft (57 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught8.5 ft (2.6 m)
Propulsiontriple expansion engine, 2 shafts
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp
Complement85
Armament1 × 12-pounder gun (later replaced by 1 × 4 inch Mk XIX gun), 3 × Oerlikons (1 later removed), 1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun (installed later), Machine guns, Depth charges chutes and throwers

HMAS Tamworth (J181/B250/A124), named for the city of Tamworth, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] Tamworth later saw service in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) and in the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL).[1]

  1. ^ a b "HMAS Tamworth". Sea Power Centre Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2012.