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| Accession Number | 045089 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS PARKES. COMPLETED ON 15TH MAY 1944 PARKES SERVED IN THE ...
Description
BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS PARKES. COMPLETED ON 15TH MAY 1944 PARKES SERVED IN THE NORTHERN AUSTRALIA - NEW GUINEA AREA AND ADJACENT WATERS. AFTER THE WAR SHE SPENT SOME TIME IN NEI WATERS AND PAID OFF ON RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA. ON 2ND MAY 1957 PARKES WAS SOLD AS SCRAP TO HONG KONG ROLLING MILLS LTD. HMAS PARKES WAS THE LAST SHIP OF HER CLASS TO BE COMPLETED.