- HMAS Kalgoorlie
HMAS "Kalgoorlie" (J192/B245/A119), named for the city of
Kalgoorlie inWestern Australia , was aBathurst class corvette of theAdmiralty and later theRoyal Australian Navy . "Kalgoorlie" was laid down byBroken Hill Pty Co Ltd at Whyalla inSouth Australia on 27 July 1940, launched on 7 August 1941 by Mrs. T. Playford, wife of thePremier of South Australia, and commissioned on 7 April 1942.HMAS "Kalgoorlie" paid off on 8 May 1946, was transferred to the
Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed "Ternate".References
* [http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Kalgoorlie Sea Power Centre webpage for HMAS Kalgoorlie]
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