HMAS Barwon

	HMAS Barwon
History
Australia
Name	Barwon
Namesake	Barwon River
Builder	Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Sydney
Laid down	31 May 1943
Launched	3 August 1944
Commissioned	10 December 1945
Decommissioned	31 March 1947
Motto	"By the right use of Gods Gift"
Fate	Sold for scrap January 1962
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General characteristics
Class & type	River-class frigate
Displacement	1,420 long tons (1,440 t; 1,590 short tons); 2,020 long tons (2,052 t; 2,262 short tons) (deep load);
Length	283 ft (86.26 m) p/p; 301.25 ft (91.82 m) o/a;
Beam	36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	500 long tons (510 t; 560 short tons) oil fuel; 5,180 nautical miles (9,590 km; 5,960 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	140
Armament	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk.XVI, single mounts HA/LA Mk.XX; 8 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, single mounts Mk.III, later;; 3 × QF 40 mm Bofors, single mounts Mk.VII; 4 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, twin mounts Mk.V; 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector; up to 50 depth charges;

HMAS Barwon (K406) was a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1945 to 1947. She was named for the Barwon River in Victoria and was one of eight River-class frigates built for the RAN during World War II.

History
HMAS Barwon
Australia
Name	Barwon
Namesake	Barwon River
Builder	Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Sydney
Laid down	31 May 1943
Launched	3 August 1944
Commissioned	10 December 1945
Decommissioned	31 March 1947
Motto	"By the right use of Gods Gift"
Fate	Sold for scrap January 1962
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General characteristics
Class & type	River-class frigate
Displacement	1,420 long tons (1,440 t; 1,590 short tons) 2,020 long tons (2,052 t; 2,262 short tons) (deep load)
Length	283 ft (86.26 m) p/p 301.25 ft (91.82 m) o/a
Beam	36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	500 long tons (510 t; 560 short tons) oil fuel; 5,180 nautical miles (9,590 km; 5,960 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	140
Armament	2 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk.XVI, single mounts HA/LA Mk.XX 8 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, single mounts Mk.III, later; 3 × QF 40 mm Bofors, single mounts Mk.VII 4 × QF 20 mm Oerlikon, twin mounts Mk.V 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector up to 50 depth charges