| HMAS Lithgow (J206) | |
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HMAS Lithgow at Milne Bay, Papua during 1943 HMAS Lithgow at Milne Bay, Papua during 1943 | |
| Career (Australia) |  |
| Namesake: | City of Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Builder: | Mort's Dock & Engineering Co in Sydney |
| Laid down: | 19 August 1940 |
| Launched: | 21 December 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 14 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 June 1948 |
| Honours and awards: |
Battle honours: Darwin 1942 Pacific 1941-45 New Guinea 1942-44 |
| 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: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | triple expansion engine, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement: | 85 |
| Armament: | 1 x 4-inch gun, 3 x Oerlikons |
HMAS Lithgow (J206/M206), named for the city of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia 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).[1]
Construction[]
Lithgow was laid down by Morts Dock & Engineering Co at Mort's Dock in Balmain, New South Wales on 19 August 1940.[1] She was launched on 21 December 1940, and commissioned into the RAN on 14 June 1941.[1]
Operational history[]
Lithgow, in company with USS Edsall, HMAS Katoomba, and HMAS Deloraine, sank the enemy Japanese submarine I-124 off Darwin, the first enemy submarine sunk in Australian waters, on 20 January 1942.[1]
In May 1943, Lithgow was one of several ships to search for survivors following the torpedoing of AHS Centaur, with no success.[2]
The corvette received three battle honours for her wartime service: "Darwin 1942", "Pacific 1941-45", and "New Guinea 1942-44".[3][4]
Fate[]
HMAS Lithgow paid off to reserve on 8 June 1948 and was sold for scrap to the Hong Kong Delta Shipping Company on 8 August 1956.[1]
References[]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "HMAS Lithgow". Sea Power Centre Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090205231445/http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Lithgow. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ā Smith, A.E. (May 1992) [1991]. Three Minutes of Time - the torpedoing of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur (Second Printing ed.). Miami, QLD: Tasman Press. ISBN 0-646-07631-0.
- ā "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ā "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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