HMAS Maryborough (J195)

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HMAS Maryborough in Cochin, India in December 1942. Her camouflage scheme at this period was considered unusual
HMAS Maryborough in Cochin, India in December 1942. Her camouflage scheme during this period was considered unusual.
Career (Australia (RAN)) RAN ensign
Namesake: City of Maryborough, Queensland
Builder: Walkers Limited
Laid down: 16 April 1940
Launched: 17 October 1940
Commissioned: 12 June 1941
Decommissioned: December 1945
Renamed: Isobel Queen (1947)
Fate: Sold to private ownership in 1947. Sold for scrap in 1953
General characteristics
Class and type: Bathurst class corvette
Displacement: 650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load)
Length: 185 ft 8 in (56.6 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

HMAS Maryborough (J195/B248/A122), named for the city of Maryborough, Queensland, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]

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[edit] Construction

Maryborough was constructed by Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland.[1] She was laid down on 16 April 1940, launched on 17 October 1940 by Mrs. A. Goldsmith, wife of the general manager of Walkers, and commissioned on 12 June 1941.[1]

[edit] Operational history

From November 1942 until December 1944, Maryborough was assigned to the British Eastern Fleet

[edit] Fate

Maryborough paid off in December 1945, and was sold to the Australian General Trading and Shipping Syndicate on 9 May 1947, who renamed her Isobel Queen.[1] She was later sold for scrap to Carr Enterprises in Brisbane, in 1953.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e HMAS Maryborough. HMA Ship Histories. Sea Power Centre - Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.