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- Built by Evans Deakin, Brisbane.
- Laid down 11 February 1942.
- Launched 18 August 1942 by Elsie Curtin, wife of Australia's PM.
- Commissioned 24 March 1943.
The ship served
in Northern Australia, New Guinea, Borneo and the Philippines. Swept
mines
in Hong
Kong. The ship was refitted in 1952 to serve
as national
service
training
vessel
in Fremantle and
was involved in British atomic tests. Put into reserve 1959 and sold to Tokyo
for scrap in 1961.
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Named after Fremantle,
Western Australia
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- Built by BHP, Whyalla, South Australia.
- Laid down 24 January, 1941.
- Launched 4 October 1941, by Lady Dugan, wife of Victoria's Governor.
- Commissioned 14 August 1942.
Joined RN Eastern Fleet based in Colombo. In 1943 served in Mediterranean,
involved in Sicily landings. Attacked by Luftwaffe near Gibraltar. Served
in British Pacific Fleet in Okinawa and Hong Kong.
Sold to Turkish Navy 1946 as "AYVALIK." Scrapped 1963.
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Named after Gawler,
South Australia
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- Built Williamstown, Victoria.
- Laid down 16 October 1940
- Launched 22 April 1941 by Lady Dugan, wife of the Victorian Governor.
- Commissioned 16 January 1942.
Fired on Japanese midget submarines in Sydney Harbour, 1942. Served on
East coast convoys. On October 18, 1944, north of Langemak, New Guinea,
the ship was struck by a US
tanker, "YORK". Cut in two the corvette
sank, no crew were lost.
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Photo: Peter Waugh
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Named after Geelong,
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- Built by Poole and Steele, Sydney.
- Laid down 20 November 1940
- Launched 16 August 1941, by Mrs.McKell, wife of NSW Premier.
- Commissioned 6 April 1942.
Joined Royal Navy's Eastern Fleet and served in the Persian Gulf,
the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. Returned to Australia in
1945 and served
in the Philippines and as a minesweeper in Hong Kong.
Sold to Turkish Navy as "ANTALYA", then renamed "AYVALIK" after
the former HMAS GAWLER had
been paid off. Served until 1975.
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Named after Geraldton,
Western Australia
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- Built by Walkers, Maryborough,
Queensland.
- Laid down 4 August 1942.
- Launched 26 November 1942, by Mrs.Watson, a worker's wife.
- Commissioned 21 March 1943.
Served in Coral Sea, ran aground on Great Barrier Reef in December 1943.
Shelled Japanese positions in the Halmaheras. After the war she became
a training ship at the Flinders Naval Depot, Victoria.
In 1958 she was sold to the
Port Phillip Pilots Association as the pilot ship "AKUNA". In
1973 she was purchased as a private yacht and named "AKUNA II".
From 1973 to late 1975 she operated in Pt Phillip Bay including a voyage to Geelong for Anniversary of founding of Osborne House Arrived Brisbane ex Sydney week before Easter 1976.
The vessel was sold in September 1978 to Food for the Hungry International with Bernard Barron of Vancouver as the nominal owner.
It was used to rescue Vietnamese boat people. Later moored at Songkhla, Thailand. Fate unknown.
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Named after Gladstone,
Queensland
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- Built Cockatoo Docks, Sydney, NSW.
- Laid down 2 March 1942
- Launched 25 September 1942 by Mrs.Evatt, wife of the Foreign Minister.
- Commissioned 16 November 1942.
Served mainly in Northern Australia and New Guinea. She helped rescue
a US army patrol under attack at the mouth of the Wotske River, NG. Involved
in the Borneo
landings and in rescue of POWs from Ambon.
Placed in reserve after the war and finally sold to Hong Kong Rolling
Mills as scrap in 1957.
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Named after Glenelg,
South Australia
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- Built Cockatoo Docks, Sydney, NSW.
- Laid down 10 July 1940.
- Launched 16 November 1940, by Mrs.Crace, wife of the Rear Admiral Commading Australian Squadron.
- Commissioned 28 February 1941.
Sent to Singapore and returned safely to Australia after running gauntlet
of Japanese bombers in Singapore, Java and Sumatra. Convoy work in New
Guinea area and later rejoined the British Pacific Fleet.
Sold to Pacific Enterprises in 1947, then to Hong Kong, then resold to
Honduras as "BENITA" but never delivered. Broken up for scrap
in Iron Cove, Sydney in 1953.
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Named after Goulburn,
New South Wales
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- Built by Evans Deakin,
Brisbane, Queensland.
- Laid down 27 August 1941
- Launched 30 January 1942 by Mrs.A.J.Deakin, wife of managing director Evans Deakin.
- Commissioned 4 November 1942.
Convoy duty on East Coast in 1943. Escorted HMAS MILDURA as she towed
the "Peter H. Burnett" to Sydney. Served in New Guinea in 1944.
Sold for scrap in 1961 and broken up in Rozelle Bay, Sydney, NSW.
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Named after Gympie,
Queensland
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- Built Williamstown, Victoria.
- Laid down 26 June 1941
- Launched 16 May 1942
- Commissioned 18 November 1942.
Based in Fremantle during 1943 and 1944. Transferred to Darwin as a survey
ship.
Sold for scrap to Hong Kong Delta Company 1956.
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Named after Horsham,
Victoria
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- Built by Morts Dock, Sydney, NSW.
- Laid down 7 December 1941
- Launched 2 May 1942, by Mrs.T Punch, Mayoress of Inverell.
- Commissioned 17 September 1942.
Served on convoys between Darwin and Thursday Island 1943/44. Duty in
New Guinea and involved in Borneo landings.
Transferred to New Zealand Navy in 1952 as HMNZS INVERELL. Used as a
training ship and for fisheries patrols in Auckland until 1976. Sold
in 1977 for scrap.
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Named after Inverell,
New South Wales
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