HMAS Bungaree
HMAS Bungaree was an auxiliary minelayer of Royal Australian Navy (RAN), serving during World War II. The ship was built as a cargo vessel for the Adelaide Steamship Company by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Dundee, and launched in 1937. The ship operated in Australian waters and was requisitioned by the RAN in October 1940. Decommissioned on 7 August 1946 and returned to her owners on 5 November 1947, she was sold in 1957 and renamed Dampier. She was then sold in 1960 and renamed Eastern Mariner and while operating in South Vietnamese waters she struck a mine on the Saigon River and was sunk on 26 May 1966. She was salvaged by a Japanese company and subsequently scrapped in 1968.
HMAS Bungaree in Sydney Harbour | |
| History | |
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| Australia | |
| Namesake | Bungaree |
| Builder | Caledon Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 9 February 1937 |
| Commissioned | 9 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 7 August 1946 |
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| Notes | Bungaree was owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,043 GRT |
| Displacement | 3,155 tons |
| Length | 369 ft (112 m) |
| Beam | 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m) |
| Draught | 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion and geared turbine, 2,500 HP |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 467 mines |
| Complement | 175 |
| Armament | 2 × 4 inch guns, 1 × 12-pounder gun, 4 × Oerlikon 20 mm, 2 × machine guns |
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