HMAS Swordsman
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Career (Royal Australian Navy) | |
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Builder: | Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company |
Laid down: | 1918 |
Launched: | 28 December 1918 |
Completed: | 1919 |
Acquired: | July 1919 |
Commissioned: | 27 January 1920 |
Decommissioned: | 21 December 1929 |
Fate: | Sold for scrap on 4 June 1937 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Admiralty S class destroyer |
HMAS Swordsman (H11) was an Admiralty S class destroyer laid down by Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Greenock in Scotland in 1918, launched on 28 December 1918, and completed in 1919. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in July 1919 and commissioned as HMAS Swordsman on 27 January 1920.
Swordsman paid off to reserve on 21 December 1929 and was sold on 4 June 1937.