HMAS Condamine (K698)

HMAS "Condamine" (K698/F698), named for the Condamine River in Queensland, was a River class frigate laid down by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales on 30 October 1943, launched on 4 November 1944 and commissioned on 22 February 1946.

During the first years of her career "Condamine" operated only in Australian and New Guinean waters. From August 1952 to March 1953 the ship operated in Korean waters during the Korean War. During this deployment she conducted a number of shore bombardments and protected United Nations forces on islands off the Korean peninsular. Following the end of the war "Condamine" completed a second tour of Korean waters between February and November 1955.

HMAS "Condamine" paid off into reserve on 2 December 1955 and was sold for scrap on 21 September 1961.

References

* Sea Power Centre Australia [http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Condamine_(I) HMAS Condamine ship history]