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HMAS Shoalhaven (K535)

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Name
  
Shoalhaven

Laid down
  
18 December 1943

Decommissioned
  
19 December 1955

Launched
  
14 December 1944

Namesake
  
Shoalhaven River

Commissioned
  
2 May 1946

Construction started
  
18 December 1943

Builder
  
Walkers Limited

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Honours and awards
  
Battle honours Korea 1950

HMAS Shoalhaven (K535/M535/F535), named for the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales, was a River-class frigate laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland, on 18 December 1943, launched on 14 December 1944 by Senator Dorothy Tangney and commissioned at Urangan Pier in Hervey Bay in Queensland on 2 May 1946.

The ship operated during the Korean War, and received the battle honour "Korea 1950".

HMAS Shoalhaven paid off to reserve on 19 December 1955, and was sold to H. C. Sleigh and Company, acting on behalf of Mitsubishi Australia Propriety Limited, in January 1962.

Affiliations

  • TS Shoalhaven, Australian Navy Cadets
  • References

    HMAS Shoalhaven (K535) Wikipedia