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|country=Australia | |||
|flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|naval-1913}} | |||
|namesake=Town of [[Stawell, Victoria]] | |||
|builder=[[HMA Naval Dockyard]] at Williamstown, Victoria | |||
|laid_down=18 June 1942 | |||
|launched=3 April 1943 | |||
|commissioned=7 August 1943 | |||
|decommissioned=26 March 1946 | |||
|motto="Without Fear or Favour" | |||
|nickname= | |||
|honours=*'''Battle honours:''' | |||
*[[South West Pacific theatre of World War II|Pacific]] 1943–45 | |||
*[[New Guinea campaign|New Guinea]] 1943–44 | |||
*[[Borneo campaign (1945)|Borneo]] 1945 | |||
|fate=gifted to RNZN | |||
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|country=New Zealand | |||
|flag={{shipboxflag|New Zealand|naval-1941}} | |||
|acquired=5 March 1952 | |||
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|decommissioned=Late 1950s | |||
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|fate=Sold for scrap in 1968 | |||
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|header_caption=during RAN service | |||
|class={{sclass|Bathurst|corvette}} | |||
|displacement=*650 tons standard | |||
*1,025 tons full war load | |||
|length={{convert|186|ft|m|abbr=on}} | |||
|beam={{convert|31|ft|m|abbr=on}} | |||
|draught={{convert|8.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | |||
|propulsion=triple expansion engine, 2 shafts, {{convert|2000|hp|abbr=on}} | |||
|speed={{convert|15|kn}} at 1,750 hp | |||
|complement=85 | |||
|sensors= | |||
|armament=*1 × [[QF 4 inch Mk XIX naval gun|4 inch Mk XIX]] gun | |||
*3 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]s | |||
*Machine guns | |||
*[[Depth charge]]s chutes and throwers | |||
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'''HMAS ''Stawell'' (J348/M348)''' was a {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette}} named for the town of [[Stawell, Victoria]].<ref name=SPC/> Sixty ''Bathurst''-class corvettes were constructed during [[World War II]], and ''Stawell'' was one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).<ref name=SPC>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-stawell-i |title=HMAS Stawell (I) |access-date=27 August 2008 |work=HMA Ship Histories |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104181918/http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-stawell-i |archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> | '''HMAS ''Stawell'' (J348/M348)''' was a {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette}} named for the town of [[Stawell, Victoria]].<ref name=SPC/> Sixty ''Bathurst''-class corvettes were constructed during [[World War II]], and ''Stawell'' was one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).<ref name=SPC>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-stawell-i |title=HMAS Stawell (I) |access-date=27 August 2008 |work=HMA Ship Histories |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104181918/http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-stawell-i |archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
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The corvette later served in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) as HMNZS Stawell.
Design and construction
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Stawell was laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Victoria on 18 June 1942.[1] She was launched on 3 April 1943 by Mrs. J. J. Dedman, wife of the Minister for War Organisation, and commissioned into the RAN on 7 August 1943.[1]
Operational history
RAN
The majority of StawellTemplate:'s career was spent in three areas. Initially, she served as a convoy escort along the east coast of Australia.[1] Following this, Stawell participated in a variety of escort, minesweeping, and combat roles throughout New Guinea waters.[1] On 3 August 1945 she sank an armed Daihatsu barge in the Moluccas area.[10] In the final third of her career, the ship spent time in Hong Kong waters, performing minsweeping and anti-piracy duties.[1] Stawell returned to Brisbane in November 1945.[1]
The corvette received three battle honours for her wartime service: "Pacific 1943–45", "New Guinea 1943–44", and "Borneo 1945".[11][12]
RNZN
Stawell was removed from RAN service on 26 March 1946.[1] On 5 March 1952, Stawell and three other Bathurst-class corvettes (HMA Ships Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".) were transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy.[13]
She was commissioned into the RNZN during May 1952 and given the prefix HMNZS.[14] Stawell operated primarily as a training vessel until 1959, when she was placed into reserve.[1][14]
Fate
Stawell was sold to Pacific Scrap Limited of Auckland, New Zealand, in July 1968, and was broken up for scrap.[1]
Citations
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- ↑ a b c Stevens, The Australian Corvettes, p. 1
- ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 103
- ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–4
- ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–5
- ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 104
- ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 105, 148
- ↑ Donohue, From Empire Defence to the Long Haul, p. 29
- ↑ Stevens et al., The Royal Australian Navy, p. 108
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