HMAS Warramunga (I44)
Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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HMAS Warramunga (I44/D123) was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built during World War II, the destroyer entered service in late 1942. She was initially assigned to convoy escort duties, but was assigned to the joint Australian-American Task Force 74 in 1943, and was involved in supporting numerous amphibious landings through the South-east Asian region until the end of the war. From 1950 and 1952, Warramunga fought in the Korean War, then was converted into an anti-submarine destroyer. Returning to service in 1954, the destroyer was one of the first RAN ships to operate with the Far East Strategic Reserve, and undertook two tours with the organisation before she was decommissioned in 1959 and sold for ship breaking in 1963.
HMAS Warramunga in 1946 | |
History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | The Warumungu people of Central Australia |
Builder | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company |
Laid down | 10 February 1940 |
Launched | 7 February 1942 |
Commissioned | 23 November 1942 |
Decommissioned | 7 December 1959 |
Identification | Pennant number: I44 (later D123) |
Motto | Courage in Difficulties |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold for scrap on 15 February 1963 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tribal-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,031 tons |
Length |
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Beam | 36.5 ft (11.1 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Propulsion | 3 × drum boilers, Parsons impulse-reaction turbines, 44,000 shp (33,000 kW), 2 shafts |
Speed | 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph) |
Range |
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Complement | 7 officers, 190 sailors |
Armament |
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