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HMAS Geraldton (J178)
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| History | |
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 Australia | |
| Namesake | City of Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Builder | Poole & Steel |
| Laid down | 20 November 1940 |
| Launched | 16 August 1941 |
| Commissioned | 6 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 14 June 1946 |
| Motto | "Fortune to the Brave" |
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 Turkey | |
| Name | Antalya |
| Acquired | 14 June 1946 |
| Commissioned | 24 August 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1975 |
| Renamed | TCG Ayvalik (1963) |
| 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, 2,000 hp |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
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HMAS Geraldton (J178/B242/A116), named for the city of Geraldton, Western Australia, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]
- ^ "HMAS Geraldton (I)". HMA Ship Histories. Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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