HMAS Kalgoorlie
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| Career (Australia) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | City of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Builder: | Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd |
| Laid down: | 27 July 1940 |
| Launched: | 7 August 1941 |
| Acquired: | 8 May 1946 by the Netherlands Navy |
| Commissioned: | 7 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 May 1946 (RAN) |
| Renamed: | Ternate (1946) |
| 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 |
| Speed: | 15 knots at 1,750 hp |
| Complement: | 85 |
| Armament: | 1 x 4-inch gun, 3 x Oerlikons, 1 x Bofors, Machine guns, Depth charges chutes and throwers |
HMAS Kalgoorlie (J192/B245/A119), named for the city of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, was a Bathurst class corvette of the Admiralty and later the Royal Australian Navy. Kalgoorlie was laid down by Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd at Whyalla in South Australia on 27 July 1940, launched on 7 August 1941 by Mrs. T. Playford, wife of the Premier of South Australia, and commissioned on 7 April 1942.
HMAS Kalgoorlie paid off on 8 May 1946, was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Ternate.
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