 HMASOlive Cam | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Neale & West, Fish Merchants, Cardiff, Wales (1920-1928) T.A. Field, Sydney, Australia (1928-1929) Cam & Sons Ltd, Sydney, Australia (1929-1940) |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, Yorkshire, UK (Yard No. 437) |
| Launched | 30 September 1920 |
| Completed | December 1920 |
| In service | 14 December 1920 |
| History | |
 Australia | |
| Name | Olive Cam |
| Acquired | 18 September 1939 |
| Commissioned | 6 October 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 14 November 1945 |
| Identification | FY76 |
| Fate | Returned to owner on 24 April 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 281gross register tonnage[2] |
| Length | 128.5 ft (39 m)[2] |
| Beam | 23.5 ft (7 m)[2] |
| Depth | 12.6 ft (4 m)[2] |
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HMASOlive Cam was an auxiliaryminesweeper operated by theRoyal Australian Navy (RAN) duringWorld War II. She was launched in 1920 byCook, Welton & Gemmell atBeverley asNodzu. The ship operated in Australian waters from 1929, and was requisitioned by the RAN on 18 September 1939. She was returned to her owners on 24 April 1946, before being wrecked nearGreen Cape Lighthouse,Eden, New South Wales on 2 November 1954 with the loss of three lives.[3]
Originally built for use as a fishing trawler off Wales,Nodzu was purchased by T.A Field and sailed to Sydney, Australia in 1928. She was then purchased by Cam & Sons Ltd in February 1929 and was renamedOlive Cam.[2]
In September 1939,Olive Cam was requisitioned by the RAN for use as anauxiliary and commissioned on 6 October 1939.
During the war,Olive Cam was based in Fremantle with Minesweeping Group 66 and operated along the West Australian coastline. She was part of the search forHMAS Sydney which was lost on 19 November 1941. Following her decommissioning on 14 November 1945, she was returned to her owners in 24 April 1946.
On 2 November 1954, she was wrecked37°09′04″S150°00′26″E / 37.151107°S 150.007120°E /-37.151107; 150.007120 nearGreen Cape Lighthouse,Eden, New South Wales, causing the deaths of three of her crewmen.
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