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HMAS MILDURA - Links to other Corvettes 2 | |
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HMAS Burnie J198 and B238 | |
| Built by Morts Dock, Sydney, NSW. Commissioned 15 April, 1941. One of the last corvettes to leave Java. Later served in East Africa patrol and in the Persian Gulf. Served in Philippines, New Guinea, Okinawa and Hong Kong. Transferred to the Dutch Navy in 1946 and renamed "Ceram." |
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| Named after Burnie, Tasmania |
HMAS Cairns J183 and B239 | |
| Built by Walkers Ltd. Maryborough Qld. Commissioned 11 May 1942. Convoy duties in Australia, then on the East Africa Patrol. Served in the Mediterranean, took part in the Sicily campaign. In 1943 with RN Eastern fleet in Indian Ocean. Involved in attacks on Japan 1945. Transferred to the Dutch Navy in 1946 renamed "Ambon", and then with Indonesian Navy as the "Banteng". |
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| Named after Cairns, Queensland | |
HMAS Castlemaine J244 and M244 | |
| Built Williamstown, Vic. Commissioned 17th June 1942. Served in New Guinea, Darwin, and Hong Kong after the Japanese surrender. Collided with a Manly Ferry in Sydney Harbour, 1942. After the war the ship was used for training. It is now moored at Gem Pier, Williamstown, as a museum ship, and is the only corvette still afloat. |
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| Named after Castlemaine, Victoria | |
HMAS Cessnock J175 and B240 | |
| Built Cockatoo Dock, Sydney NSW. Commissioned 26th January 1942 Served in New Guinea, then with RN Eastern Fleet, Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean, the Sicily landings, and South Africa. In Tokyo Bay for Japanese surrender. Sold to the Nan Chiao Shipping Company, Shanghai in 1947 and renamed "Nan-Anu." Scrapped in Hong Kong in 1949. |
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| Named after Cessnock, New South Wales | |
HMAS Colac J242 and M05 | |
| Built by Morts Dock, Sydney, NSW Commissioned 6th January 1942 Transported troops in New Guinea, convoy work on the East Coast. Bombarded Japanese positions at Wewak. Hit by Japanese shells in Bougainville, 2 killed. Still under repair at the end of the war. Served as a training ship in Port Phillip Bay. Converted to a tank cleaning ship in 1963. |
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| Named after Colac Victoria | |
HMAS Cootamundra J316 and M186 | |
| Built by Poole and Steele, Sydney, NSW Commissioned 30th April 1943 Served in Darwin and Thursday Island. Bombarded Japanese positions in New Guinea. Brought back POWs from Ambon. Used a training ship after the war. Also carried out minesweeping and surveying between Darwin and Timor. Sold for scrap 1962. |
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| Named after Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
HMAS Cowra J351 and M351 | |
| Built by Poole and Steele, Sydney, NSW Commissioned 8th October 1943 Served in New Guinea. Bombarded Japanese positions. Took part in Borneo landings. Post-war swept mines in New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Towed to Japan for scrap in 1962. |
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| Named after Cowra, New South Wales | |
HMAS Deloraine J232 and M232 | |
| Built by Morts Dock, Sydney, NSW Commissioned 1942. Sank a Japanese submarine off Darwin, January 20th, 1942 but was damaged in the bombing of Darwin a couple of weeks later. Worked on east coat convoys and later in New Guinea. Post-war work in Rabual mine sweeping. Sold to Hong Kong for scrap in 1956. |
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| Named after Deloraine, Tasmania | |
HMAS Dubbo J251 and M251 | |
| Built by Morts Dock, Sydney, NSW Commissioned 31st July 1942 Convoy work on the East Coast. Later based in Fremantle and rescued survivors from HMAS Wallaroo. Served in New Guinea and shelled Japanese positions at Wewak and in Solomons. Sold to Mitsubishi, Tokyo for scrap in 1958. |
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| Named after Dubbo, New South Wales | |
HMAS Echuca J252 and M252 | |
| Built Williamstown, Victoria. Commissioned 7th September 1942 East Coast convoy duties, then in New Guinea. Used to transport troops for Oro Bay landings. Survey work in Darwin and Thursday Island 1945. Sold to Royal New Zealand Navy in 1952 as HMNZS Echuca. Sold for scrap in 1967. |
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| Named after Echuca, Victoria | |
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