BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS BATHURST. COMPLETED ON 5TH DECEMBER 1940 BATHURST SPENT ...

Places	Asia: China, Hong Kong Mediterranean Middle East: Persian Gulf Oceania: Australia, New South Wales Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Rozelle Oceans: Indian Ocean, Red Sea
Accession Number	045081
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Negative
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS BATHURST. COMPLETED ON 5TH DECEMBER 1940 BATHURST SPENT MOST OF HER WAR SERVICE WITH BRITISH FLEETS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, RED SEA, PERSIAN GULF AND INDIAN OCEAN AREAS. AT THE END OF THE WAR SHE MOVED TO HONG KONG REGION AFTER WHICH SHE RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA AND PAID OFF. IN JUNE 1948 BATHURST WAS SOLD AS SCRAP TO T. CARR AND CO OF ULTIMO, NEW SOUTH WALES. DURING JUNE 1950 THE SHIP SUNK AT MOORINGS DURING DISMANTLING OPERATIONS AT ROZELLE BAY BUT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RAISED AND SCRAPPED.