HMAS Kapunda
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Namesake | Town of Kapunda, South Australia |
| Builder | Poole & Steel |
| Laid down | 27 August 1941 |
| Launched | 23 June 1942 |
| Commissioned | 21 October 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1946 |
| Motto | Protect And Avenge |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bathurst-class corvette |
| Displacement | 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, 1,800 hp |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Complement | 77 |
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HMAS Kapunda (J218/M218), named for the town of Kapunda, South 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).