HMAS Deloraine
HMAS Deloraine (J232/M232), named for the town of Deloraine, Tasmania, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In January 1942 she evaded an attack by the Japanese submarine I-124 north-west of Darwin and was jointly credited with the submarine's sinking after inflicting the initial damage. She was present at the bombing of Darwin and survived unscathed.
438557
1072016929
1948-06-30
*Battle honours:
*Darwin 1942
*Pacific 1942–45
*New Guinea 1943–44
at 1,750 hp
1941-11-22
*1 × 12-pounder gun
*2 × 20 mm Oerlikons
*1 × 40 mm Bofors
*Machine guns
*Depth charges chutes and throwers
85
Australia
650
Sold for scrap in 1956
1941-03-19
1941-07-26
Town of Deloraine, Tasmania
triple expansion engine, 2 shafts
HMAS Deloraine (J232/M232), named for the town of Deloraine, Tasmania, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). In January 1942 she evaded an attack by the Japanese submarine I-124 north-west of Darwin and was jointly credited with the submarine's sinking after inflicting the initial damage. She was present at the bombing of Darwin and survived unscathed.
56692.8
12246
1941-03-19
56.6928
9.4488
1941-07-26
Sold for scrap in 1956
27.78
1941-11-22
1948-06-30