![]() ![]() She was named for the Diamantina River in Queensland, and was one of eight River-class frigates built for the RAN during World War II. ĭiamantina was laid down on 12 April 1943 at Walkers Limited, Maryborough, launched on 6 April 1944, and commissioned at Hervey Bay on 27 April 1945. For anti-submarine warfare the ship was fitted with one Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector, and carried up to 50 depth charges. She was armed with two single-mounted QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.XVI guns fore and aft and eight single-mounted QF 20 mm Oerlikons, although these were later replaced by three single-mounted QF 40 mm Bofors and four twin-mounted QF 20 mm Oerlikons. She was equipped with two triple expansion engines driving twin screws at 5,500 indicated horsepower (4,100 kW). Design and construction ĭiamantina had a displacement of 2,120 tons fully loaded, or 1,420 standard displacement tons. She was the last World War II-era frigate to leave RAN service, and of the 151 River-class frigates constructed for 19 navies worldwide, Diamantina is one of only two preserved as a museum ship. Constructed in the mid-1940s, Diamantina was active from 1945 until 1946, was placed in reserve, then was recommissioned as a survey ship from 1959 until 1980.įollowing her second decommissioning, the frigate was preserved at the Queensland Maritime Museum as a museum ship. HMAS Diamantina (K377/F377/A266/GOR266), named after the Diamantina River in Queensland, is a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). 4 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, twin mounts Mk.V.3 × QF 40 mm Bofors, single mounts Mk.VII.8 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, single mounts Mk.III, later.2 × QF 4-inch (101.6 mm) Mk.XVI guns, single mounts HA/LA Mk.XX.Preserved as a museum ship at Queensland Maritime Museum HMAS Diamantina in the South Brisbane Dry Dock in 2008 ![]()
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