HMAS Terka
HMAS Terka (FY.98) was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. The ship was launched as Sir Dudley de Chair in 1925 as one of the three ships used to supply the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and from 1928 operated by the Adelaide Steamship Company until she was requisitioned by the RAN in December 1940. She sank while at her moorings at Madang, New Guinea on 26 March 1945 and was abandoned.
HMAS Terka
HMAS Terka (FY.98) was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. The ship was launched as Sir Dudley de Chair in 1925 as one of the three ships used to supply the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and from 1928 operated by the Adelaide Steamship Company until she was requisitioned by the RAN in December 1940. She sank while at her moorings at Madang, New Guinea on 26 March 1945 and was abandoned.
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HMAS Terka (FY.98) was an auxi ...... March 1945 and was abandoned.
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1941-01-31
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4,48056e+1
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8,10768e+0
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Requisitioned by RAN
Sunk on 26 March 1945
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Ship armament
*1 × 12-pounder gun
*1 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon
*1 × .303-inch Vickers machine gun
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Ship commissioned
1941-01-31
Ship country
Australia
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United Kingdom
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Ship fate
Requisitioned by RAN
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Ship honours
*Battle honours:
** Darwin 1942–43
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*Sir Dudley de Chair
*Terka
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Terka
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Ship owner
Dorman, Long & Company then Adelaide Steamship Company
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HMAS Terka (FY.98) was an auxi ...... March 1945 and was abandoned.
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HMAS Terka
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*Sir Dudley de Chair
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Terka
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