HMAS Mollymawk

Career (Australia)
Name: HMAS Mollymawk
Namesake: the Mollymawk
Builder: Poole & Steel Ltd, Sydney
Launched: 1946
Out of service: 1957
Career (Australia)
Name: Mollymawk (AT 2383)
Owner: Australian Army
In service: 1957
Out of service: 1963
Career (Australia)
Name: Kallista
Owner: Newsprint Mills Ltd, Hobart
General characteristics

HMAS Mollymawk (DT 933) was a tug of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1946 until 1957.[1] She was then transferred to the Australian Army and was operated by the 32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers. In 1963 she was sold to Newsprint Mills Ltd in Hobart, Tasmania and was renamed Kallista.

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Construction and design

Built in 1946 by Poole & Steel Ltd, Sydney and launched on 3 May 1946 as a tug for the RAN.

Operational service

She was commissioned as DT 933 and served in Papua New Guinea waters between August 1946 to May 1949 when she was placed in reserve at HMAS Tarangau. She was commisioned in January 1950 and in September 1952, she was named HMAS Mollymawk. She served as a tender to HMAS Melville before being transferred to the Australian Army in 1957. She served with the 32nd Small Ship Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers until 1963, when she was sold to Newsprint Mills Ltd in Hobart, Tasmania and was renamed Kallista.

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