HMAS Castlemaine

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
Bathurst-class corvette
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon
machine guns
depth charges
1 × 4-inch gun
gptkbp:beam 31 ft
gptkbp:builder Melbourne Harbour Trust
gptkbp:commissioned 17 June 1942
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:crewComplement 85
gptkbp:decommissioned 14 December 1945
gptkbp:displacement 650 tons
gptkbp:draught 8.5 ft
gptkbp:fate preserved as museum ship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMAS Castlemaine
gptkbp:laidDown 17 February 1941
gptkbp:launched 7 August 1941
gptkbp:length 186 ft
gptkbp:location Gem Pier, Williamstown, Victoria
gptkbp:museumSince 1973
gptkbp:namedAfter Castlemaine, Victoria
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion triple expansion steam engine
gptkbp:role escort
anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
minesweeping
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 15 knots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hobsons_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6