HMAS Warrawee was an examination vessel and auxiliary minesweeper which served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II.

History
Australia
NameWarrawee
Owner
  • Gulf Steamship Company, Port Adelaide (1909–1913)
  • Coast Steamships Ltd (1913–1953)
BuilderJohn Reid & Company, Glasgow
Yard number347
Launched23 February 1909
ReinstatedUK Official Number: 122726
FateScrapped in 1953
History
Australia
Commissioned18 September 1941
FateReturned to owners in 1946
General characteristics
Tonnage423 gross register tons
Length155.7 ft (47.5 m)[1]
Beam27.1 ft (8.3 m)
Draught10.1 ft (3.1 m)

Warrawee was built in 1909 by John Reid & Company, Glasgow, Scotland as a cargo passenger steam ship for the Gulf Steamship Company.[2] She plied the Port Adelaide to Edithburgh and Ardrossan run. At the start of World War II, Warrawee was requisitioned and was commissioned into the RAN as an examination vessel and auxiliary minesweeper on 18 September 1941. She was returned to her owners in 1946.

Fate

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She was sold to Howard G Smith in 1953 and was broken up.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lloyd's Register 1945-46" (PDF). plimsollshipdata. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Gulf Steamship Company". Flotilla Australia. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Warrawee". Clydebuilt ships. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)