Bendigo 1941
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Ambon (ex-Cairns) | MV21 | Walkers, Maryborough, Australia | 3/1941 | 5/7/1941 | 5/1942 // 1/1946 | to Indonesia 4/1950 (Banteng) |
| Banda (ex-Wollongong) | MV22 | Cockatoo DYd, Australia | 1/1941 | 5/7/1941 | 10/1941 // 2/1946 | to Indonesia 4/1950 (Radjawali) |
| Batjan (ex-Lismore) | MV23, 1950- F813 | Morts Dock, Sydney, Australia | 3/1940 | 10/8/1940 | 1/1941 // 7/1946 | stricken 1958 |
| Boeroe (ex-Toowoomba) | MV24, 1950- F814 | Walkers, Maryborough, Australia | 8/1940 | 26/3/1941 | 10/1941 // 7/1946 | stricken 1958 |
| Ceram (ex-Burnie) | MV25, 1950- F815 | Morts Dock, Sydney, Australia | 6/1940 | 25/10/1940 | 4/1941 // 7/1946 | stricken 1958 |
| Morotai (ex-Ipswich) | MV26 | Evans Deakin, Brisbane, Australia | 3/1941 | 11/8/1941 | 6/1942 // 7/1946 | to Indonesia 12/1949 (Hang Tuah) |
| Ternate (ex-Kalgoorlie) | MV27, 1950- F812 | Broken Hill, Whyalla, Australia | 7/1940 | 7/8/1941 | 4/1942 // 8/1946 | stricken 1958 |
| Tidore (ex-Tamworth) | MV28 | Walkers, Maryborough, Australia | 8/1941 | 14/3/1942 | 8/1942 // 4/1946 | to Indonesia 12/1949 (Pati Unus) |
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Displacement standard, t |
650 |
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Displacement full, t |
790 |
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Length, m |
56.7 |
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Breadth, m |
9.50 |
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Draught, m |
3.00 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1550 - 2000 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 - 16 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 124 - 153 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX or 1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk XIX, 1 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (12 - 40 or up to 82 in ASW role), sweeps |
| Sensors | radar, sonar |
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Complement |
80 - 90 |
Ship project history: Australian Bathurst class minesweepers. All ships were reclassified to frigates in 1950.
Modernizations: early 1950s, all survived: - 1 x 1 - 102/45 or 1 x 1 - 102/40; + 1 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/32.
Naval service: No significant events.
Ternate 1953
© Ivan Gogin, 2011