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.jpg) HMASCondamine in 1949 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Condamine |
| Namesake | Condamine River |
| Builder | State Dockyard,Newcastle |
| Laid down | 30 October 1943 |
| Launched | 4 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 22 February 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 2 December 1955 |
| Motto | "We fight for peace" |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | River-classfrigate |
| Displacement | 1,537 tons (standard) |
| Length | 301 ft 7 in (91.92 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 6 in (11.13 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
| Complement | 175 |
| Armament |
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HMASCondamine (K698/F698), named for theCondamine River in Queensland, was aRiver-classfrigate of theRoyal Australian Navy (RAN).Commissioned in 1946,Condamine served in theKorean War. The ship waspaid off in 1955, and sold forscrap in 1961.
Condamine waslaid down by theState Dockyard atNewcastle, New South Wales on 30 October 1943,launched on 4 November 1944 and commissioned on 22 February 1946.
During the first years of her careerCondamine operated only in Australian andNew Guinean waters.
From August 1952 to March 1953 the ship operated in Korean waters during the Korean War. During this deployment, she conducted a number of shore bombardments and protectedUnited Nations forces on islands off the Korean peninsula.Condamine was awarded thebattle honour "Korea 1952–53" for this deployment.[1]
Following the end of the Korean War,Condamine completed a second tour of Korean waters between February and November 1955.
Condamine paid off into reserve on 2 December 1955, and was sold for scrap on 21 September 1961.
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