HMAS Swan (U74)
HMAS Swan in 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Namesake | Swan River |
| Builder | Cockatoo Island Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1 May 1935 |
| Launched | 28 March 1936 |
| Commissioned | 21 January 1937 |
| Decommissioned | 20 September 1962 |
| Reclassified | Training ship (1956–1962) |
| Motto | "Forward" |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Grimsby-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,060 tons (standard), 1,500 tons (full load) |
| Length | 266 ft 3 in (81.15 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 7.5 to 10 ft (2.3 to 3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons turbines, 2,000 shp (1,500 kW), 2 shafts |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 135 peace, 160 war |
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HMAS Swan (U74/F74/A427), named for the Swan River, was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that served during World War II.