HMAS River Snake
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMAS River Snake |
| Builder: | Millars Bunnings Shipbuilding, Fremantle |
| Launched: | 1945 |
| In service: | 19 February 1945 |
| Out of service: | 2 November 1945 |
| Fate: | Handed over to the British Civil Administration Unit in Borneo |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 80 tons (gross) |
| Length: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Beam: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Depth: | 7.6 ft (2.3 m) |
| Installed power: | Gray Marine 64 YTL diesel, single screw, 300 HP |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
| Range: | 500 nautical miles (930 km) |
| Capacity: | 20 tons of cargo |
| Complement: | 9 |
| Armament: | Two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, three or four M2 Browning machine guns or Bren Guns |
HMAS River Snake was an Snake class junk built for the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. She was launched in 1945 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 19 February 1945. She was used by the Services Reconnaissance Department and was paid off on 2 November 1945, before being handed over to the British Civil Administration in Borneo.
References
- Corvettes. Australia's Naval Patrol Forces. Photofile No. 10. Marrickille: Topmill. 2001. ISBN 1-876860-21-9.