The Bathurst-class corvettes were a ship class of sixty vessels built in Australia during World War II and initially operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the British Admiralty (although the ships were crewed by and commissioned into the RAN) and the Royal Indian Navy. Following the conclusion of World War II, many of the ships were sold or transferred to other organisations, and saw service in the Royal Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Indonesian Navy, Turkish Navy, Pakistan Navy and civilian service.

This list is divided into two sections. The first section, Primary service, lists the sixty vessels during their initial period of service, up until their decommissioning. Secondary service lists any vessels which later served in other navies, entered civilian service, or were recommissioned into the RAN for training purposes.

Primary service 36 of the Bathurst class were constructed for and crewed by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). All of the four corvettes lost during activities related to World War II are in this group.

20 Bathurst-class ships were constructed for the British Admiralty, but were crewed by and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy.

4 Bathurst-class corvettes were constructed for the Royal Indian Navy (RIN). On 15 August 1947, India gained independence from the British Empire. After this date, the navy was referred to as the Indian Navy, and the prefix of all ships was changed from HMIS to INS.

+Bathurst-class corvettes - Primary service Prefix Name Operator Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Paid off FateHMAS Ararat RAN Evans Deakin & Company Sold into private ownership, HMAS Armidale RAN Mort's Dock & Engineering Company - Sunk by 13 Japanese aircraft, HMAS Ballarat Admiralty HMA Naval Dockyard Sold into private ownershipHMAS Bathurst Admiralty Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sold for scrap, HMAS Benalla RAN HMA Naval Dockyard Sold for scrap, HMAS Bendigo Admiralty Cockatoo Island Dockyard 1946-09-27 Sold into private ownership, HMIS Bengal RIN Morts Dock & Engineering Company 1960 -HMIS Bombay RIN Morts Dock & Engineering Company 1960 Sold for scrap, 1961HMAS Broome Admiralty Evans Deakin & Company Transferred to the Turkish NavyHMAS Bowen RAN Walkers Limited Sold for scrap, HMAS Bunbury RAN Evans Deakin & Company Sold for scrap, HMAS Bundaberg RAN Evans Deakin & Company 1946-03-26 Sold for scrap, HMAS Burnie Admiralty Morts Dock & Engineering Company Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, HMAS Cairns Admiralty Walkers Limited Transferred to Royal Netherlands Navy, HMAS Castlemaine RAN HMA Naval Dockyard Training hulk at HMAS Cerberus until 1973-09, museum ship since late 1973HMAS Cessnock Admiralty Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sold for scrap, HMAS Colac RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Tank cleaning vessel until 1983-09-30, sunk as a target by HMAS Ovens on 1987-03-04HMAS Cootamundra RAN Poole & Steel Sold for scrap, 1962-03-28HMAS Cowra RAN Poole & Steel Sold for scrap, 1961-01HMAS Deloraine RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Sold for scrap, 1956-08-08HMAS Dubbo RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Sold for scrap, HMAS Echuca RAN HMA Naval Dockyard Transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy, 1952-03-05HMAS Fremantle RAN Evans Deakin & Company Recommissioned as training ship, 1952HMAS Gawler Admiralty BHP Transferred to the Turkish Navy, 1946-04-05HMAS Geelong RAN HMA Naval Dockyard - Sunk following collision, HMAS Geraldton Admiralty Poole & Steel Transferred to the Turkish Navy, HMAS Gladstone RAN Walkers Limited Sold into civilian service, 1956HMAS Glenelg RAN Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sold for scrap, HMAS Goulburn Admiralty Cockatoo Island Dockyard Sold into civilian service, HMAS Gympie RAN Evans Deakin & Company Sold for scrap, HMAS Horsham RAN HMA Naval Dockyard Sold for scrap, HMAS Inverell RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy, HMAS Ipswich Admiralty Evans Deakin & Company Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, HMAS Junee RAN Poole & Steel Recommissioned as training ship, HMAS Kalgoorlie Admiralty BHP 1946-05-08 Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, HMAS Kapunda RAN Poole & Steel Sold for scrap, HMAS Katoomba RAN Poole & Steel Sold for scrap, HMAS Kiama RAN Evans Deakin & Company Transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy, 1952-03-05HMAS Latrobe RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Sold for scrap, HMAS Launceston Admiralty Evans Deakin & Company Transferred to the Turkish Navy, 1946HMAS Lismore Admiralty Morts Dock & Engineering Company Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, HMAS Lithgow RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Sold for scrap, HMAS Maryborough Admiralty Walkers Limited 1945-12 Sold into private ownership, HMIS Madras RIN Cockatoo Island Dockyard 1960 -HMAS Mildura RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Recommissioned as training ship, 1951HMAS Pirie Admiralty BHP Transferred to the Turkish Navy, HMAS Parkes RAN Evans Deakin & Company Sold for scrap, HMIS Punjab RIN Morts Dock & Engineering Company 1949 Transferred to Pakistan during Partition of India.HMAS Rockhampton RAN Walkers Limited Sold for scrap, HMAS Shepparton RAN HMA Naval Dockyard Sold for scrap, HMAS Stawell RAN HMA Naval Dockyard Transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy, HMAS Strahan RAN NSW State Dockyard Sold for scrap, HMAS Tamworth Admiralty Walkers Limited Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, HMAS Townsville RAN Evans Deakin & Company Sold for scrap, HMAS Toowoomba Admiralty Walkers Limited Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, HMAS Wagga RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company Recommissioned as training ship, HMAS Wallaroo RAN Poole & Steel - Sunk following collision, HMAS Warrnambool RAN Morts Dock & Engineering Company - Sunk by mine, HMAS Whyalla Admiralty BHP Sold into private ownership, HMAS Wollongong Admiralty Cockatoo Island Dockyard Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy,

Secondary service

+Bathurst class corvettes - Secondary service Prefix Name Original name Operator Origin Commissioned/entered service Decommissioned/left service Fate HMNZS Inverell HMAS Inverell Royal New Zealand Navy Acquired from RAN Sold for scrap, Isobel Queen HMAS Maryborough Australian General Trading and Shipping Syndicate Purchased from RAN 9 May 1947 c. 1953 Sold for scrap in 1953HMAS Mildura HMAS Mildura Royal Australian Naval Reserve Recommissioned as training vessel for National Service trainees 20 February 1951 11 September 1953 Towed to Brisbane for use as immobilised training hulk Mildura HMAS Mildura Royal Australian Naval Reserve Used as immobilised training hulk 8 December 1954 c. 1965 Sold for scrap on 8 September 1965HMS Pirie HMAS Pirie Royal Navy Acquired from RAN 5 April 1946 c. 1946 Transferred into the Turkish NavyTCG Amasra HMAS Pirie Turkish Navy Acquired from Royal Navy c. 1946 26 March 1984 Left serviceHMNZS Stawell HMAS Stawell Royal New Zealand Navy Acquired from RAN 5 March 1952 c. late 1950s Sold for scrap in July 1968HNLMS Tidore HMAS Tamworth Royal Netherlands Navy Acquired from RAN 30 April 1946 c. December 1949 Transferred to the Indonesian NavyKRI Pati Unus HMAS Tamworth Indonesian Navy Acquired from the Royal Netherlands Navy c. December 1949 c. 1969 Left serviceHNLMS Boeroe HMAS Toowoomba Royal Netherlands Navy Acquired from RAN 5 June 1946 c. 1958 Left serviceHNLMS Morotai HMAS Ipswich Royal Netherlands Navy Acquired from RAN 5 July 1946 c. 1949 Transferred to the Indonesian NavyKRI Hang Tuah HMAS Ipswich Indonesian Navy Acquired from the Royal Netherlands Navy c. 1949 28 April 1958 Destroyed by mercenariesLew Lind, 1986, The RAN - Historic Naval Events Year by Year, pg 236HMAS Wagga HMAS Wagga Royal Australian Naval Reserve Recommissioned as training vessel for National Service trainees 12 December 1951 28 October 1960 Sold for scrap in March 1962 Rip HMAS Whyalla Victorian Public Works Department Acquired from RAN 10 February 1947 c. 1984 Sold to Whyalla City CouncilHMAS Whyalla HMAS Whyalla Whyalla City Council Victorian Public Works Department c. late 1984 - Museum ship HMAS Ararat Burns Philp of Darwin Acquired from RAN 6 January 1961 c. 1961 Sold to Fujita Salvage Company of Japan HMAS Ararat Fujita Salvage Company of Japan Acquired from Burns Philp of Darwin c. 1961 Scrapped Carmencita HMAS Ballarat Ta Hing Company (Hong Kong) Ltd Acquired from RAN December 1950 c. 1953 Sold for scrap Cheung Hing HMAS Bendigo Ta Hing Company (Hong Kong) Ltd Acquired from RAN 5 May 1947 - Acquired by People's Liberation Army Navy Loyang HMAS Bendigo People's Liberation Army Navy Acquired from Ta Hing Company (Hong Kong) Ltd - c. 1988 Last record of service HMNZS Kiama HMAS Kiama Royal New Zealand Navy Acquired from the RAN date unknown 19 August 1976 Disposed of HNLMS Ceram HMAS Burnie Royal Netherlands Navy Acquired from the RAN 1958 Left service HNLMS Ambon HMAS Cairns Royal Netherlands Navy Acquired from the RAN 1950 Transferred to the Indonesian Navy KRI Banteng HMAS Cairns Indonesian Navy Acquired from the Royal Netherlands Navy c. 1968 Sold for scrap

Citations Unless indicated here, all information is taken from each ship's corresponding Ship History page on the Sea Power Centre website.

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