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HMAS Kookaburra docked at Garden Island
HMAS Kookaburra docked at Garden Island
History
HMAS KookaburraAustralia
BuilderCockatoo Docks & Engineering Company
Laid down4 July 1938
Launched29 October 1938
Commissioned28 February 1939
Decommissioned15 January 1946
RecommissionedNovember 1950
DecommissionedNovember 1950
Recommissioned11 May 1956
Decommissioned3 December 1958
Honours and
awards
  • Battle honours:
  • Darwin 1942-43
FateSold in August 1965, scuttled in March 1970
General characteristics
Class and typeNet-class Boom Defence Vessel
Displacement533 tons
Length160 ft (49 m)
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draught10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
PropulsionTriple-expansion steam engine
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)
Armament1 × 3-inch anti-aircraft gun, 2 × Vickers machine guns

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