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Australian War
Museum. Via Wikipedia
Commons
| Tonnage | 1060 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 266' by 36' by 10' 81.1m by 11.0mby 3.0m |
| Maximum speed | 16.5 knots |
| Complement |
100 |
| Armament | 3x1 4"/40 guns 4x1 3pdr guns 2 depth charge throwers 1 depth charge rack (14 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine (2,000
shp)\ 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Bunkerage |
347 tons |
| Range |
5350 nautical miles (9900 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 127 sonar |
The Grismby class were minesweepers with some escort
capability. Most of those serving in the war against Japan were Australian ships constructed in the Cockatoo shipyard at Sydney.
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| Melbourne
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| Yarra |
Arrived 1941-12-9 |
Sunk 1942-3-3 by Atago, Takao, and Maya off Tjitatjap |
| Indus |
Bombay |
Sunk 1942-4-6 by aircraft off Akyab |
References
Gogin (2010; accessed 2012-12-22)
Royal Australian Navy (accessed 2010-4-4)
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