HMAS Grass Snake

History
Australia
Name	HMAS Grass Snake
Builder	Millars Bunnings Shipbuilding, Fremantle
Launched	1945
In service	23 April 1945
Out of service	13 December 1945
Fate	Handed over to the British Civil Administration Unit in Borneo
General characteristics
Class and type	Snake-class junk
Tonnage	80 tons (gross)
Length	66 ft (20 m)
Beam	17 ft (5.2 m)
Depth	7.6 ft (2.3 m)
Installed power	Gray Marine 64 YTL diesel, single screw, 300 hp (220 kW)
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h)
Range	500 nautical miles (930 km)
Capacity	20 tons of cargo
Complement	9
Armament	Two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, three or four M2 Browning machine guns or Bren Guns

HMAS Grass Snake was a Snake-class junk built for the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. She was launched in 1945 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 23 April 1945. She was used by the Services Reconnaissance Department and was paid off on 13 December 1945, before being handed over to the British Civil Administration in Borneo.

References

• Straczek, J.H. (1996). Royal Australian Navy: A-Z Ships, Aircraft and Shore Establishments. Sydney: Navy Public Affairs. ISBN 1876043784. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Further reading

• Corvettes. Australia's Naval Patrol Forces. Photofile No. 10. Marrickille: Topmill. 2001. ISBN 1-876860-21-9.