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HMAS Bunbury (J241)

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HMAS Bunbury (J241/M241), named for the city of Bunbury, Western Australia, was one of 60 ''Bathurst'' class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). [1]

17 relations: Admiralty, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, Bar-class boom defence vessel, Bathurst-class corvette, Battle honour, Bunbury, Western Australia, Depth charge, Displacement (ship), Evans Deakin and Company, New Guinea campaign, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, QF 4 inch Mk XIX naval gun, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Indian Navy, Sloop-of-war, Sonar, South West Pacific theatre of World War II.

Admiralty

The Admiralty, originally known as the Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs, was the government department responsible for the command of the Royal Navy firstly in the Kingdom of England, secondly in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and from 1801 to 1964, the United Kingdom and former British Empire.

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Australian Commonwealth Naval Board

The Australian Commonwealth Naval Board was the governing authority over the Royal Australian Navy from its inception and through World Wars I and II.

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Bar-class boom defence vessel

The Bar class were a class of boom defence vessels of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy during World War II.

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Bathurst-class corvette

The Bathurst-class corvettes were a class of general purpose vessels produced in Australia during World War II.

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Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Bunbury, Western Australia

Bunbury is a coastal city in Western Australia, approximately south of the state capital, Perth.

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Depth charge

A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon.

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Displacement (ship)

The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight, expressed in long tons of water its hull displaces.

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Evans Deakin and Company

Evans Deakin & Company was an Australian engineering company and shipbuilder.

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New Guinea campaign

The New Guinea campaign of the Pacific War lasted from January 1942 until the end of the war in August 1945.

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Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

and --> The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original German 20 mm Becker design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various models employed by both Allied and Axis forces during World War II, and many versions still in use today.

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QF 4 inch Mk XIX naval gun

The QF 4-inch Mk XIX gunMk XIX.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force.

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Royal Indian Navy

The Royal Indian Navy (RIN) was the naval force of British India and the Dominion of India.

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Sloop-of-war

In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns.

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Sonar

Sonar (originally an acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels.

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South West Pacific theatre of World War II

The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.

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Redirects here:

HMAS Bunbury (I), HMAS Bunbury I.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Bunbury_(J241)

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