| HMAS Culgoa (K408) | |
|---|---|
 Culgoa at Williamstown, Victoria in April 1947 shortly after commissioning | |
| Career (Australia (RAN)) |  |
| Namesake: | Culgoa River |
| Builder: | HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Victoria |
| Laid down: | 15 July 1943 |
| Launched: | 22 September 1945 |
| Completed: | 24 December 1946 |
| Commissioned: | 1 April 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 April 1954 |
| Honours and awards: |
Battle honours: Korea 1953 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Modified River (or Bay) class frigate |
| Displacement: | 1,537 tons (standard), 2,200 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 301 ft (92 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion, 2 shafts, 5,500 IHP |
| Speed: | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
| Complement: | 175 |
| Armament: |
4 x 4-inch guns 3 x 40 mm Bofors 4 x 20 mm Oerlikons 1 x Hedgehog 4 x Depth Charge Throwers |
HMAS Culgoa (K408/F408/A256), named for the Culgoa River, was a Modified River (or Bay) class frigate serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Construction[]
Culgoa was laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Victoria on 15 July 1943[1] as HMAS Murray (for the Murray River), but was renamed to avoid confusion with the British ship of the same name.[citation needed] The frigate was launched on 22 September 1945 by Mrs. Showers, wife of the Second Naval Member of the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board,[1] and completed on 24 December 1946. She was immediately placed in reserve until her commissioning on 1 April 1947.[1]
Operational history[]
Culgoa served in the Korean War.[1] She received the battle honour "Korea 1953" for this deployment.[2]
Decommissioning and fate[]
Culgoa paid of into reserve on 15 April 1954, and used as accommodation by personnel at HMAS Waterhen until she was sold for scrap to N. W. Kennedy Limited of Vancouver in Canada on 15 February 1972.[1] Culgoa left Sydney under tow for Taiwan in March 1972.[1]
Affiliations[]
- TS Culgoa, Australian Navy Cadets
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "HMAS Culgoa". Sea Power Centre Australia. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090108032955/http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Culgoa. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ↑ "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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