HMAS Goorangai
HMAS Goorangai was a 223-ton auxiliary minesweeper of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built in 1919 for the Government of New South Wales, then sold in 1926 to the fishing company Cam & Sons. The trawler was requisitioned for military service following the outbreak of World War II, converted into a minesweeper, and assigned to Melbourne. She was sunk in an accidental collision with MV Duntroon in 1940, becoming the RAN's first loss of World War II, and the first RAN surface ship to be lost in wartime.
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| History | |
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| Australia | |
| Name | Goorangai |
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| Builder | Government Dockyard, Newcastle |
| Launched | 1919 |
| Fate | Requisition for naval service, 1939 |
| History | |
| Australia | |
| Acquired | 8 August 1939 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1939 |
| Reclassified | Auxiliary minesweeper |
| Fate | Sunk following collision in 1940 |
| Notes | Pennant number: GR |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Auxiliary minesweeper (former trawler) |
| Tonnage | 223 GRT |
| Length | 117 feet (36 m) |
| Beam | 22 feet 1 inch (6.73 m) |
| Draught | 13 feet 8 inches (4.17 m) |
| Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Complement | 3 officers, 21 sailors |
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