Castlemaine-class corvette

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf corvette
gptkbp:armament 4 x 4 inch guns
8 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns
2 x 40 mm Bofors guns
gptkbp:beam 33 feet
gptkbp:builder Australian_shipyards
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:constructedIn 1941 and 1943
gptkbp:crew 85 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Australian_Government
gptkbp:displacement 1,000 tons
gptkbp:draft 9 feet
gptkbp:electronicSystems communication systems
sonar
radar
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:HMAS_Castlemaine
gptkbp:fate decommissioned
gptkbp:firstPublished 1943
1980
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_Australian_naval_history
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Melbourne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Castlemaine-class corvette
gptkbp:launched 1941
gptkbp:length 186 feet
gptkbp:maintainedBy museum ship
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:numberBuilt 60
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:primaryMission anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:replacedBy modern naval vessels
gptkbp:role anti-submarine warfare
patrol duties
escort duties
gptkbp:secondaryMission escort and patrol
gptkbp:serviceYears 1943 to 1980
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Bathurst-class_corvette
HMA Ships of the class
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy