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HMAS Shepparton (J248/M248), named for the city of Shepparton, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Commissioned in early 1943, Shepparton was primarily employed as a survey vessel, tasked with updating Age of Sail-era charts and data for regions of New Guinea. The corvette was placed in reserve in 1946, and sold for scrap in 1958.

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  • HMAS Shepparton (J248/M248), named for the city of Shepparton, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Commissioned in early 1943, Shepparton was primarily employed as a survey vessel, tasked with updating Age of Sail-era charts and data for regions of New Guinea. The corvette was placed in reserve in 1946, and sold for scrap in 1958. (en)
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  • 1943-02-01 (xsd:date)
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  • 1946-05-10 (xsd:date)
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  • 1941-11-14 (xsd:date)
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  • "By Wisdom And Courage"
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  • 9.448800 (xsd:double)
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  • 1942-08-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Scrapped in 1958
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  • *1 × 4 inch Mk XVI gun *4 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons *1 × Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun *Machine guns *Depth charges chutes and throwers (en)
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  • HMA Naval Dockyard at Williamstown, Victoria (en)
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  • 1943-02-01 (xsd:date)
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  • 81 (xsd:integer)
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  • Australia (en)
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  • 1946-05-10 (xsd:date)
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  • 650 (xsd:integer)
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  • Scrapped in 1958 (en)
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  • *Battle honours: *Pacific 1943 *New Guinea 1943–44 (en)
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  • 1941-11-14 (xsd:date)
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  • 1942-08-15 (xsd:date)
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  • "By Wisdom And Courage" (en)
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  • City of Shepparton, Victoria (en)
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  • triple expansion engine, 2 shafts, 1,800 horsepower (en)
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  • at 1,750 hp (en)
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  • HMAS Shepparton (J248/M248), named for the city of Shepparton, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Commissioned in early 1943, Shepparton was primarily employed as a survey vessel, tasked with updating Age of Sail-era charts and data for regions of New Guinea. The corvette was placed in reserve in 1946, and sold for scrap in 1958. (en)
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  • HMAS Shepparton (J248) (en)
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