HMAS Goonambee
HMAS
Goonambee
Type |
Auxiliary Minesweeper |
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Builder |
Cam and Sons Pty Ltd, Newcastle, NSW |
Commissioned |
9 August 1940 |
Decommissioned |
4 October 1944 |
Fate |
Sold to Cam and Sons Pty Ltd |
Dimensions & Displacement | |
Displacement | 222 tons |
Length | 117 feet |
Beam | 22 feet 1 inch |
Draught | 11 feet 7 inches |
Performance | |
Speed | 9.5 knots |
Complement | |
Crew | 2 officers and 18 ratings |
Armament | |
Other Armament |
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Goonambee was requisitioned for naval service on 28 June 1940, and purchased by the RAN on 29 June 1943. She commissioned on 9 August 1940 under the command of Lieutenant Commander EM Andrewartha, RANR, until paying off on 21 June, 1944.
On 4 October 1944, she was sold to Cam and Sons Pty Ltd.