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HMAS Maryborough in Cochin, India in December 1942. Her camouflage scheme during this period was considered unusual. |
| Career (Australia (RAN)) |
 |
| Namesake: |
City of Maryborough, Queensland |
| Builder: |
Walkers Limited |
| Laid down: |
16 April 1940 |
| Launched: |
17 October 1940 |
| Commissioned: |
12 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned: |
December 1945 |
| Renamed: |
Isobel Queen (1947) |
| Fate: |
Sold to private ownership in 1947. Sold for scrap in 1953 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Bathurst class corvette |
| Displacement: |
650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load) |
| Length: |
185 ft 8 in (56.6 m) |
| Beam: |
31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught: |
8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
triple expansion engine, 2 shafts |
| Speed: |
15 knots at 1,750 hp |
| Complement: |
85 |
| Armament: |
1 x 4-inch gun, 3 x Oerlikons |
HMAS Maryborough (J195/B248/A122), named for the city of Maryborough, Queensland, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]
[edit] Construction
Maryborough was constructed by Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland.[1] She was laid down on 16 April 1940, launched on 17 October 1940 by Mrs. A. Goldsmith, wife of the general manager of Walkers, and commissioned on 12 June 1941.[1]
[edit] Operational history
From November 1942 until December 1944, Maryborough was assigned to the British Eastern Fleet
Maryborough paid off in December 1945, and was sold to the Australian General Trading and Shipping Syndicate on 9 May 1947, who renamed her Isobel Queen.[1] She was later sold for scrap to Carr Enterprises in Brisbane, in 1953.[1]
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