HMAS Shoalhaven (K535)
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| Career (Australia) |  |
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| Namesake: | Shoalhaven River |
| Builder: | Walkers Limited |
| Laid down: | 18 December 1943 |
| Launched: | 14 December 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 2 May 1946 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 December 1955 |
| Honours and awards: |
Battle honours: Korea 1950 |
| Fate: | Sold to H. C. Sleigh and Company |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | River class frigate (Australian variant) |
HMAS Shoalhaven (K535/M535/F535), named for the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales, was a River class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland on 18 December 1943, launched on 14 December 1944 by Senator Dorothy Tangney and commissioned at Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay in Queensland on 2 May 1946.
The ship operated during the Korean War, and received the battle honour "Korea 1950".[1][2]
HMAS Shoalhaven paid off to reserve on 19 December 1955, and was sold to H. C. Sleigh and Company, acting on behalf of Mitsubishi Australia Propriety Limited, in January 1962.
[edit] Affiliations
- TS Shoalhaven, Australian Navy Cadets
[edit] References
- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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