Links to RAN Corvettes 4


Back to Links Page


Back to Home Page

HMAS Ipswich  J186 and B244
Built by Evans Deakin, Brisbane.
Commissioned June 13, 1942
Named after Ipswich, Queensland
HMAS Junee  J362 and M362
Built by Poole and Steele, Sydney
Commissioned April 11, 1944
Named after Junee, New South Wales
HMAS Kalgoorlie  J192 and B245
Built by BHP, Whyalla
Commissioned August 7, 1941
Convoy duties on east and northern coast. Landed troops and supplies in Timor. Rescued survivors from HMAS Voyager, and HMAS Armidale. Served in British Pacific Fleet. Sold to the Dutch navy in 1946 as "Ternate", renamed "Patti Unis" in Indonesian Navy.
Named after Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
HMAS Kapunda  J218 and M218
Built by Poole and Steele, Sydney
Commissioned October 11, 1942
Named after Kapunda, South Australia
HMAS Katoomba  J 204 and M 204
Built by Poole and Steele, Sydney
Commissioned December 17, 1941
Named after Katoomba, New South Wales
HMAS Kiama  J 353 and M 353
Built by Evans Deakin, Brisbane
Commissioned January 26, 1944
Named after Kiama, New South Wales
HMAS Latrobe  J 234 and M 234
Built by Morts Dock, Sydney
Commissioned November 6, 1942
Named after Latrobe, Tasmania
HMAS Launceston   J 179 and B 246
Built by Evans Deakin, Brisbane
Commissioned 1942
Named after Launceston, Tasmania
HMAS Lismore  J 145 and B 247
Built by Morts Dock, Sydney
Commissioned 1941
Named after Lismore, New South Wales
HMAS Lithgow   J 206 and M 206
Built by Morts Dock, Sydney
Commissioned June 14, 1941
Convoy duty East Coast and minesweeping in Darwin. Attacked submarine I-124. Served in Oro Bay landings. Searched for "Centaur" survivors and salvaged HMAS Colac off Bougainville.
Sold to Hong Kong for scrap in 1956.
Named after Lithgow, New South Wales


Back to Links Page


Back to Home Page