HMAS Tamworth (J191)
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.jpg/300px-HMAS_Tamworth_(AWM_301485).jpg) HMAS Tamworth in 1942 |
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| Career (Royal Australian Navy / British Admiralty) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | City of Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Builder: | Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland |
| Laid down: | 25 August 1941 |
| Launched: | 14 March 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 8 August 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 April 1946 |
| Motto: | "Strong in Adversity" |
| Fate: | Sold to Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Career (Royal Netherlands Navy) |  |
| Name: | HNLMS Tidore |
| Commissioned: | 30 April 1946 |
| Decommissioned: | c. December 1949 |
| Fate: | Sold to Indonesian Navy |
| Career (Indonesian Navy) |  |
| Name: | KRI Pati Unus |
| Commissioned: | c. December 1949 |
| Decommissioned: | c. 1969 |
| Fate: | Disposed of |
| General characteristics during Admiralty service | |
| 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 12-pounder gun (later replaced by 1 x 4-inch gun), 3 x Oerlikons (1 later removed), 1 x Bofors (installed later), Machine guns, Depth charges chutes and throwers |
HMAS Tamworth (J191/B250/A124), named for the city of Tamworth, New South Wales, 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] Tamworth later saw service in the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) and in the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL).[1]
[edit] Construction
Tamworth was laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland on 25 August 1941.[1] She was launched on 14 March 1942 by Mrs. A. M. Horsburgh, the wife of one of the shipyard's directors, and commissioned on 8 August 1942.[1]
[edit] Operational history
From February 1943 until January 1945, Tamworth was assigned to the British Eastern Fleet.[1] Following this, she was deployed with the British Pacific Fleet.[1] Tamworth returned to Australian operational control on 28 September 1945, and after a brief period of service as a training vessel in Australian waters was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 30 April 1946.[1]
In RNN serivce, the ship operated under the name HNLMS Tidore, and served until December 1949.[1]
Following this, the ship was transferred to the Indonesian Navy, renamed KRI Pati Unus, and served until disposal in 1969.[1]
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