HMAS Grass Snake
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name: | HMAS Grass Snake |
| Builder: | Millars Bunnings Shipbuilding, Fremantle |
| Launched: | 1945 |
| In service: | 23 April 1945 |
| Out of service: | 13 December 1945 |
| Fate: | Handed over to the British Civil Administration Unit in Borneo |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Snake-class junk |
| Tonnage: | 80 tons (gross) |
| Length: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Beam: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Depth: | 7.6 ft (2.3 m) |
| Installed power: | Gray Marine 64 YTL diesel, single screw, 300 hp (220 kW) |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
| Range: | 500 nautical miles (930 km) |
| Capacity: | 20 tons of cargo |
| Complement: | 9 |
| Armament: | Two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, three or four M2 Browning machine guns or Bren Guns |
HMAS Grass Snake was a Snake-class junk built for the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. She was launched in 1945 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 23 April 1945. She was used by the Services Reconnaissance Department and was paid off on 13 December 1945, before being handed over to the British Civil Administration in Borneo.[1]
Notes
References
- Straczek, J.H. (1996). Royal Australian Navy: A-Z Ships, Aircraft and Shore Establishments. Sydney: Navy Public Affairs. ISBN 1876043784.
Further reading
- Corvettes. Australia's Naval Patrol Forces. Photofile No. 10. Marrickille: Topmill. 2001. ISBN 1-876860-21-9.
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