HMAS Murchison operating off the coast of Korea, circa 1951–52
History
Australia
Name
Murchison
Namesake
Murchison River
Builder
Evans Deakin & Company, Brisbane
Laid down
3 June 1943
Launched
31 October 1944
Commissioned
17 December 1945
Decommissioned
15 April 1954
Motto
"With Undaunted Heart"
Honours and awards
Battle honours:
Korea 1951–52
Fate
Sold for scrap
General characteristics
Class and type
Modified River (Bay)-class frigate
Displacement
1,537 tons (standard), 2,200 tons (full load)
Length
301 ft (92 m)
Beam
36 ft (11 m)
Draught
12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion
Triple expansion, 2 shafts, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed
19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Complement
175
Armament
4 × 4-inch guns
3 × 40 mm Bofors
4 × 20 mm Oerlikons
1 × Hedgehog
4 × Depth Charge Throwers
HMAS Murchison (K442/F442) was a Modified River or Bay-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ship was laid down in 1943, but not commissioned until after the end of World War II. Murchison fought in the Korean War, was decommissioned in 1956, and sold for scrap in 1961.
HMASMurchison (K442/F442) was a Modified River or Bay-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ship was laid down in 1943, but not commissioned...
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28–30 September 1951 – Battle of the Han River – Australian frigate HMASMurchison destroys Chinese coastal batteries. 1953 Dongshan Island Campaign –...
ship Jason at the Han Estuary, South Korea, 16 January 1952. The ships (L-R) are: HMASMurchison, ARC Almirante Padilla, USS Gloucester and ROKS Taedong....
Michael (8 April 2008). Presentation of the 2007 Gloucester Cup to HMAS Rankin (Speech). HMAS Stirling, WA. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved...
Woman Construction". HMAS Sydney II Memorial. September 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2023. McCarthy, Michael (June 2002). "The HMAS Sydney/HSK Kormoran...
November 1940, Duntroon collided with and sank the auxiliary minesweeper HMAS Goorangai; the RAN's first loss of the war. In February 1942, Duntroon was...
morning of 27 November, and was recovered shortly afterward by HMAS Yandra. The next day, HMAS Wyrallah recovered a German lifebelt and two four-man liferafts...
carrier HMAS Sydney with 805 and 817 Squadrons embarked, and its four escorts, the destroyer HMAS Tobruk, and frigates Shoalhaven, Macquarie and Murchison. The...
2008, based on 12C/13C isotopic ratios of organic compounds found in the Murchison meteorite, suggested that xanthine and related chemicals, including the...
light. Uracil that was formed extraterrestrially has been detected in the Murchison meteorite, in a near-Earth asteroid, and possibly on the surface of the...
over 200 m (660 ft). The first ship through the facility was the former HMAS Success. The initial deconstruction work was done by McMahon Services at...
George Grey explored the coasts of: the North West (1837) Gascoyne and Murchison (1839) 1839: another four members, drawn from the ranks of private settlers...
which includes the surrounding towns of Tatura, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Dookie, Toolamba and Grahamvale. The name of Shepparton is derived from...
taken prisoner following the battle between HMAS Sydney and the Kormoran. They were housed at Camp 13, Murchison, and Dhurringile mansion. There were also...
father was a locomotive driver and timber worker. The family lived in the Murchison for a period and later in Holyoake and Marrinup. When she was eight, her...
South Wales 82 1964 Feb 10 Melbourne–Voyager collision – HMAS Voyager sank after collision with HMAS Melbourne. Explosion Bulli, New South Wales 81 1887 Mar...
at local council elections by Australian Labor Party candidate W. H. Murchison, ending Collins' record 22 years in office. Further enhancing accessibility...
Colorado: Westview Press, 1990, ISBN 0-8133-1329-5, p. 144. "HMAS MELBOURNE (II)". HMAS MELBOURNE ASSOCIATION. Archived from the original on 30 August...
Systems Manager in HMAS STUART and in previous postings as the Combat Systems Supervisor in HMAS BRISBANE, Combat Systems Instructor at HMAS WATERHEN, and...
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