HMAS Toowoomba (J157)
.jpg) HMAS Toowoomba during sea trials in 1941
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| History | |
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 Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Builder | Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland |
| Laid down | 6 August 1940 |
| Launched | 26 March 1941 |
| Commissioned | 9 October 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 5 July 1946 |
| Motto | "Fearless" |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Transferred to RNN |
| History | |
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Boeroe |
| Commissioned | 5 July 1946 |
| Out of service | 1958 |
| Fate | Removed from service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bathurst-class corvette |
| Displacement | 650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load) |
| Length | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion | triple expansion engine, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
| Armament |
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HMAS Toowoomba (J157/B251/A125), named for the city of
Design and construction
In 1938, the
Toowoomba was laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland on 6 August 1940.[1] She launched on 26 March 1941, in a ceremony presided over by Mrs. C. W. Lowther, the wife of a long serving employee of the shipyard.[1] Toowoomba was commissioned on 9 October 1941.[1]
Operational history
RAN
Toowoomba entered operational service immediately on commissioning.
Retreating to Fremantle, Western Australia after the capture of Singapore, Toowoomba was repaired and recommenced convoy escort duties, this time on the west coast of Australia and with a new captain and crew, until assignment to the
Following the end of World War II, Toowoomba spent time in Hong Kong, performing minesweeping and hydrological survey duties.[1] She returned to Australia in December 1945.[1]
The corvette earned two battle honours for her wartime service, "Pacific 1942" and "Indian Ocean 1942–44".[10][11]
RNLN
On 5 July 1946, Toowoomba decommissioned from RAN service and immediately commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN).[1] Renamed HNLMS Boeroe, she served with the RNLN until 1958.[1]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "HMAS Toowoomba (I)". RAN. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ a b c Stevens, The Australian Corvettes, p. 1
- ^ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 103
- ^ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–4
- ^ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–5
- ^ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 104
- ^ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 105, 148
- ^ Donohue, From Empire Defence to the Long Haul, p. 29
- ^ Stevens et al., The Royal Australian Navy, p. 108
- ^ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
References
- Books
- Donohue, Hector (October 1996). From Empire Defence to the Long Haul: post-war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945–1955. Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. Vol. No. 1. Canberra: Sea Power Centre. )
- Stevens, David (2005). A Critical Vulnerability: the impact of the submarine threat on Australia's maritime defense 1915–1954. Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. Vol. No. 15. Canberra: Sea Power Centre Australia. )
- Stevens, David; Sears, Jason; Goldrick, James; Cooper, Alastair; Jones, Peter; Spurling, Kathryn (2001). Stevens, David (ed.). The Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press. OCLC 50418095.
- Journal and news articles
- Stevens, David (May 2010). "The Australian Corvettes" (PDF). Hindsight (Semaphore). 2010 (5). Sea Power Centre – Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
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