HMAS Warrego (D70)
HMAS Warrego, named for the Warrego River, was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered in 1909, construction of the destroyer started in England, but she was then broken down and reassembled at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in order for the Australian shipbuilding industry to gain experience in warship construction. Warrego was commissioned into the RAN in 1912, and spent her early career operating in Australian waters.
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HMAS Warrego (D70)
HMAS Warrego, named for the Warrego River, was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered in 1909, construction of the destroyer started in England, but she was then broken down and reassembled at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in order for the Australian shipbuilding industry to gain experience in warship construction. Warrego was commissioned into the RAN in 1912, and spent her early career operating in Australian waters.
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HMAS Warrego, named for the Wa ...... ished with underwater charges.
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commissioning date
1912-06-01
decommissioning date
1928-04-19
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7.49808e+1
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ship launched
1911-04-04
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Sank while in use as accommodation hulk, 1931
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738,127,712
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*1 × BL 4-inch Mk VIII gun
*3 ...... pth charge chutes and throwers
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*Battle honours:
*Rabaul 1914
*Adriatic 1917–18
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HMAS Warrego, named for the Wa ...... perating in Australian waters.
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HMAS Warrego (D70)
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