HMAS Ipswich (J186)
HMAS Ipswich (J186/B244/A118), named for the city of Ipswich, Queensland, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes built during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ipswich was later operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) as HNLMS Morotai, and by the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) as KRI Hang Tuah. In Indonesian service in 1958 the ship was attacked by a CIA aircraft and sunk with considerable loss of life.
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HMAS Ipswich (J186)
HMAS Ipswich (J186/B244/A118), named for the city of Ipswich, Queensland, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes built during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ipswich was later operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) as HNLMS Morotai, and by the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) as KRI Hang Tuah. In Indonesian service in 1958 the ship was attacked by a CIA aircraft and sunk with considerable loss of life.
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HMAS Ipswich (J186/B244/A118), ...... ith considerable loss of life.
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commissioning date
1942-06-13
1946-07-05
decommissioning date
1946-07-05
laying down
1941-03-06
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5.66928e+1
motto
"Dare to Defy"
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ship launched
1941-08-11
status
*28 April 1958
*Sunk byCIAair attack
Transferred to RNN
Transferred to TNI-AL
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A CIA aircraft sank Hang Tuah just off Balikpapan in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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*1 × 12-pounder gun
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*3 × Oer ...... h charges, chutes and throwers
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Ship displacement
*650 tons ,
*1,025 tons
Ship honours
*Battle honours:
*Pacific 1942 ...... East Indies 1944
*Okinawa 1945
Ship namesake
City of Ipswich, Queensland
Ship propulsion
*triple-expansion steam engine,
*2 shafts, 2,000 hp
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HMAS Ipswich (J186/B244/A118), ...... ith considerable loss of life.
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HMAS Ipswich (J186)
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Hang Tuah
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Morotai
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