HMAS Townsville (J205)
HMAS Townsville in 1946 | |
| History | |
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| Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Townsville, Queensland |
| Builder | Evans Deakin & Co in Brisbane, Queensland |
| Laid down | 16 November 1940 |
| Launched | 13 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19 December 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 5 August 1946 |
| Motto | "Bold and Ready" |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1956 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMAS Townsville (J205/M205/A124), named after the city of Townsville, Queensland, 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).