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| Accession Number | 045094 |
| 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 SHEPPARTON. SHEPPARTON WAS COMMISSIONED ON 1 FEBRUARY ...
Description
BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS SHEPPARTON. SHEPPARTON WAS COMMISSIONED ON 1 FEBRUARY 1943 AND SPENT HER WARTIME SERVICE IN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW GUINEA WATERS. AFTER SOME POST WAR SURVEY WORK SHE PAID OFF ON 10 MAY 1946. IN 1958 SHEPPARTON WAS SOLD FOR BREAKING UP AND DEPARTED SYDNEY UNDER TOW FOR JAPAN IN JUNE 1958. MOST OF HMAS SHEPPARTON'S CAREER WAS DEVOTED TO SURVEYING WORK.