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Bathurst Class Corvette Sailors Print Page 

The plaque commemorates sailors who served on the 56 Bathurst Class Corvettes during World War Two.
The Bathurst class corvettes were a class of general purpose vessels produced in Australia during World War Two. Originally classified as minesweepers, but widely referred to as corvettes, the Bathurst class vessels fulfilled a broad anti-submarine, anti-mine, and convoy escort role.
The 56 corvettes commissioned as Australian vessels travelled a combined total of 6,700,000 nautical miles (12,400,000 km; 7,700,000 mi) during their service with the RAN. A total of 83 personnel were killed in service across the entire service life of the class.
Location
Address: | Lincoln Highway, HMAS Whyalla Maritime Museum, Whyalla, 5600 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.019143 Long: 137.57473 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Link: | http://www.rslvirtualwarmemorial.or… |