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History
HMAS EchucaAustralia
NamesakeTown of Echuca, Victoria
BuilderHMA Naval Dockyard
Laid down22 February 1941
Launched17 January 1942
Commissioned7 September 1942
DecommissionedAugust 1946
RecommissionedJanuary 1947
Decommissioned28 June 1948
Honours and
awards
  • Battle honours:
  • Pacific 1944–44
  • New Guinea 1943–44
FateTransferred to RNZN
HMAS EchucaNew Zealand
Acquired5 March 1952
CommissionedMay 1952
DecommissionedApril 1953 into reserve[citation needed]
FateSold for scrap 11 April 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeBathurst-class corvette
Displacement
  • 650 tons standard
  • 1,025 tons full load
Length186 ft (57 m)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught8.5 ft (2.6 m)
Propulsiontriple expansion engine, 2 shafts, 2,000 ihp
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp
Complement85
Armament
  • 1 × 4 inch Mk XIX gun
  • 3 × 20 mm Oerlikons
  • Machine guns
  • Depth charges chutes and throwers

HMAS Echuca (J252/M252), named for the town of Echuca, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]

  1. ^ "HMAS Echuca". HMA Ship Histories. Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 27 September 2008.

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