HMAS Swan (D61)

	HMAS Swan during World War I (1914–1918)
History
Australia
Namesake	Swan River
Builder	Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Sydney
Laid down	22 January 1913
Launched	11 December 1915
Commissioned	16 August 1916
Decommissioned	15 May 1928
Honours and; awards	Battle honour:; Adriatic 1917–18;
Fate	Sunk under tow in 1934
General characteristics
Class and type	River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
Displacement	750 tons
Length	250 ft 9 in (76.43 m) length overall; 245 ft (75 m) between perpendiculars;
Beam	24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Draught	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) maximum
Propulsion	3 × Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 10,000 shp (7,500 kW), 3 shafts
Speed	26.5 knots (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph)
Range	2,690 nautical miles (4,980 km; 3,100 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Complement	4 officers, 67 sailors
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch Mk VIII gun; 3 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt guns; 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes; 3 × .303-inch machine gunss; Depth charge chutes and throwers (installed later);

HMAS Swan was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of six built for the RAN, Swan was built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, and entered service in 1916. The early part of the ship's career was spent on blockade duty in the Far East, before she was transferred to the Mediterranean for anti-submarine duty. Apart from performing shore bombardment during the Second Battle of Durazzo, Swan's wartime career was uneventful. The destroyer was placed in reserve in 1920, but was reactivated between 1925 and 1927 and assigned to Tasmania. Swan was decommissioned in 1928, stripped of parts, and sold for use as prisoner accommodation on the Hawkesbury River. After changing hands several times, the hull sank during gale conditions in 1934.

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