HMAS Gascoyne (K354)
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HMAS Gascoyne (K354/F354/A276) was a River-class frigate that served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Laid down in 1942 and commissioned in 1943, the frigate served during World War II, before being placed in reserve in 1946. Reactivated in 1959, Gascoyne was reclassified as a survey and research ship, a role she fulfilled until she was decommissioned again in 1966, and sold for scrap in 1972.
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Name | Gascoyne |
Namesake | Gascoyne River |
Builder | Mort's Dock & Engineering Company, Sydney |
Laid down | 3 July 1942 |
Launched | 20 February 1943 |
Commissioned | 18 November 1943 |
Decommissioned | 12 April 1946 |
Recommissioned | 8 June 1959 |
Decommissioned | 1 February 1966 |
Reclassified | Oceanographic Research Ship |
Motto | "Return to the Sea" |
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Fate | Sold for scrap in 1972 |
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Class and type | River-class frigate |
Displacement | 1,489 tons (standard), 2,120 tons (full load) |
Length | 301 ft 6 in (91.90 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 7.75 in (11.1697 m) |
Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion, 2 shafts. 5,500 horsepower (4,100 kW) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 140 |
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