Corvettes Memorial - Monument Hill, Fremantle, WA
Corvettes Memorial A Memorial to all those who served in Corvettes and to those who lost their life in so doing during World War II   Ararat Armidale Ballarat Benalla Bendigo Bowen Broome Bunbury Bundaberg Bathurst Burnie Cairns Castlemaine Cessnock Colac Cootamundra Cowra Deloraine Dubbo Echuca Fremantle Gawler Geelong Geraldton Gladstone Glenelg Goulburn Gympie Horsham Inverell Ipswitch Junee Kalgoorlie Kupunda Katoomba Kiama Latrobe Launceston Lismore Lithgow Maryborough Mildura Parkes Pirie Rockhampton Shepparton Stawell Strahan Tamworth Toowoomba Townsville Wallaroo Warrnambool Wagga Whyalla Wollongong   Corvette Statistics Displacement Length Beam Draught Propulsion   Speed Crew Armament       850 Tons Approx 186ft 31ft 8ft 6ins 2 Triple Expansion Steam Engines 16 Knots 80 Approx 1 - 4 Inch Gun 1 - 20 mm Gun 4 - .303 Machine Guns 40 - Depth Charges Royal Australian Navy Corvettes In memory of those who served in the 56 Australian Built Corvettes during World War II 1939 - 1945 and the post war crews who were involved in mine sweeping service afloat 1939 - 1945   Corvettes 56 gallant little ships of the RAN built very hurriedly in Australian Dockyards during 1939 - 1945 Areas of Service Pacific, Coral Sea, New Guinea, Timor, Borneo, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal Their Job Mine sweeping, troop convoy and landings, bombarding, commando support, anti aircraft barrage, hunting hostile submarines and keeping sea lanes open. The 'bollards' placed on the paved area symbolise those on the "Fo'c'stle" and were the only seats available apart from the deck for the crew to escape the heat and oppression of the Mess decks during their very limited leisure time.
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