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HMAS Burdekin
History
Australia
Name
Burdekin
Namesake
Burdekin River
Builder
Walkers Limited, Maryborough
Launched
30 June 1943
Commissioned
27 June 1944
Decommissioned
18 April 1946
Honours and awards
Battle honours:
Pacific 1944–45
Borneo 1945
Fate
Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type
River-class frigate
Displacement
1,420 long tons (1,440 t; 1,590 short tons)
2,020 long tons (2,050 t; 2,260 short tons) (deep load)
500 long tons (510 t; 560 short tons) oil fuel; 5,180 nautical miles (9,590 km; 5,960 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
140
Armament
2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk.XVI, single mounts HA/LA Mk.XX
8 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, single mounts Mk.III, later;
3 × QF 40 mm Bofors, single mounts Mk.VII
4 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, twin mounts Mk.V
1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector
up to 50 depth charges
HMAS Burdekin (K376) was a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1944 to 1946. She was named for the Burdekin River in Queensland and was one of twelve River-class frigates built for the RAN during World War II.
HMASBurdekin (K376) was a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1944 to 1946. She was named for the Burdekin River in Queensland...
on 13 September, the frigate HMAS Diamantina arrived offshore, escorted by the frigate HMASBurdekin and the corvette HMAS Glenelg. On board were well-known...
of the area, Vice Admiral Michiaki Kamada, in a ceremony held aboard HMASBurdekin which was anchored off the coast of Dutch Borneo. Milford remained the...
board the ship. They were repulsed by a discharge of the brass gun. The Burdekin River's seasonal flooding made the establishment of a seaport north of...
designed to accommodate the Royal Australian Navy's new LHD vessels, HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Canberra and the port also accommodates US Navy on rest and recuperation...
of Parkes, a current regional electorate in the House of Representatives HMAS Parkes, a Royal Australian Navy corvette during World War II Parkes, New...
attributed to an unexpected offset seawards, caused by heavy floods in the Burdekin and other rivers discharging themselves into the sea at that portion of...
and women who experienced sexual abuse in multiple institutions, including HMAS Leeuwin and the Army Apprentice School Balcombe between 1960 - 1980, and...
Hill, D., 1942. The Middle Devonian rugose corals of Queensland, III. Burdekin Downs, Fanning R., and Reid Gap, north Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal...
under the title True Navy Combat: 'The Story of HMAS Australia' (December 1954), 'The Story of H.M.A.S. Perth' (May 1955), 'Atlantic Convoy' (September...
at HMAS WATSON. Chief Petty Officer Vincent Lee Rudge For meritorious service as the Food Services Manager and Support Departmental Regulator in HMAS ARUNTA...
October 1890.: 4 Other well-known members of the NSW Club included Sydney Burdekin, Richard Teece, Sir Samuel Hordern, Sir Marcus Clarke and Sir William Spooner...
department regulator aboard HMAS Sydney. Chief Petty Officer Lisa Jayne Terry For devotion to duty as the Combat System Manager aboard HMAS Anzac. Army Lieutenant...
associations Joan Macedon Heatley For service to the community of the Burdekin region, through social welfare and education groups Olga Dorothy Hedemann...
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