Preserved as a museum ship in Williamstown, Victoria
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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 engine, 2 shafts. 2,000 hp
Speed
15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Complement
85
Armament
1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) gun Mk XIX
1 x Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun
3 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
2 × 0.5-inch machine guns
Depth charges chutes and throwers[1]
HMAS Castlemaine (J244/M244/A248), named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[2]
Launched in 1941 and commissioned in 1942, Castlemaine operated during World War II in the waters of Australia, New Guinea, and Timor. She remained in service until 1945, when she was decommissioned into reserve and converted into an immobilised training ship. In 1973, Castlemaine was presented to the Maritime Trust of Australia for conversion to a museum ship. She is one of two surviving examples of the Bathurst class, the other being HMAS Whyalla.[3]
^"HMAS Castlemaine - Armament". hmascastlemaine.org.au. Maritime Trust of Australia Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^"HMAS "Castlemaine"". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
^"HMAS Whyalla (I)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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