HMAS Launceston (J179)
HMAS Launceston (J179/B246/A120), named for the city of Launceston, Tasmania, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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HMAS Launceston (J179)
HMAS Launceston (J179/B246/A120), named for the city of Launceston, Tasmania, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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HMAS Launceston (J179/B246/A12 ...... e Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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commissioning date
1942-04-09
decommissioning date
1946-03-23
laying down
1940-12-23
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5.66928e+1
motto
Progress With Prudence
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ship launched
1941-06-30
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Transferred to Turkish Navy
Withdrawn from service, 1965
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during RAN service
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Ship commissioned
1942-04-09
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Ship country
Australia
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Turkey
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Ship decommissioned
1946-03-23
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Ship fate
Transferred to Turkish Navy
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Withdrawn from service, 1965
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Ship honours
*Battle honours:
*Pacific 1942–45
*Indian Ocean 1942–44
*East Indies 1944
*Okinawa 1945
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Ship laid down
1940-12-23
Ship launched
1941-06-30
Ship motto
Progress With Prudence
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Ship name
Ayancik
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Ship namesake
City of Launceston, Tasmania
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Ship propulsion
triple expansion engine, 2 shafts, 2,000 horsepower
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Ship renamed
TCG Hamit Naci
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Ship speed
at 1,750 hp
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HMAS Launceston (J179/B246/A12 ...... e Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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HMAS Launceston (J179)
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Ayancik
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