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| Career (Australia (RAN)) |
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| Namesake: |
Town of Parkes, New South Wales |
| Builder: |
Evans Deakin & Co in Brisbane |
| Laid down: |
March 16, 1943 |
| Launched: |
October 30, 1943 |
| Commissioned: |
May 25, 1944 |
| Decommissioned: |
December 17, 1945 |
| Motto: |
"Equals with Equals" |
| Fate: |
Sold for scrap in 1957 |
| 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 horsepower |
| Speed: |
15 knots at 1,750 hp |
| Complement: |
85 |
| Armament: |
1 x 4-inch gun, 3 x Oerlikons, Machine guns, Depth charges chutes and throwers |
HMAS Parkes (J361), named for the town of Parkes, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed in Australia during World War II, and one of 36 initilally manned and commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]
[edit] Construction
Parkes was laid down by Evans Deakins and Company at Brisbaneon March 16, 1943.[1] She was launched on October 30, 1943 by Mrs Brown, wife of the President of the Senate, and commissioned on May 25, 1944.[1]
[edit] Operational history
HMAS Parkes paid off to reserve on December 17, 1945 in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1] The vessel was sold for scrap to Hong Kong Rolling Mills Ltd on May 2, 1957.[1]
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