HMAS Armidale
Sunk
| Type | Corvette |
|---|---|
| Class | Bathurst |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4″ gun |
Bathurst-class corvette. Sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers off Timor on 1 December 1942 while carrying Dutch troops to relieve the commandos there. Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean stayed at his gun as she sank, firing at the aircraft strafing the men in the water; in 2020 he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 1 × 4-inch (102 mm) gun
- 3 × 20-mm Oerlikon guns
- Machine guns
- Depth charges chutes and throwers
| Builder | Morts Dock & Engineering Co in Sydney |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 September 1941 |
| Launched | Floated 24 January 1942 |
| Commissioned | 11 June 1942 |
| Displacement | 650 long tons (660 t) (standard), 1,025 long tons (1,041 t) (full war load) |
| Length | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 horsepower (1,300 kW) |
| Complement | 85 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
Floated 24 January 1942
1 December 1942
Teddy Sheean among the dead