Name Rushcutter Commissioned 1 November 1986 Fate Decommissioned Launched 3 May 1986 Draft 2.01 m | Namesake Rushcutters Bay Decommissioned 14 August 2001 Class and type Bay class minehunter Length 31 m Builder Forgacs Shipyard | |
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HMAS Rushcutter (M 80) was one of two Bay class minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy by Carrington Slipways at its Ramsay Fibreglass facility in Tomago, New South Wales. She was launched on 8 May 1986 and commissioned on 1 November 1986. She was decommissioned on 14 August 2001. She and sister ship HMAS Shoalwater were sold in 2002 for service in the Persian Gulf. At some point before 2013, the vessel ended up in private hands in Rozelle Bay.
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