Frigate K442 HMAS Murchison
Photograph Consolidated Press Ltd Copyright
Built by Evans Deakin of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was commissioned on 17 December 1945 and used as a Training ship between November 1954 and December 1955. She was sold September 1961 and broken up in 1962.
The above photograph was given to Alice Kendall (nee Rogers) by her son Alexander (Alec) Kendall who served in the Navy for 2 years (from 1945 to 1947) and on HMAS Murchison for 4 months during 1946.
Modified Bay (River) Class (FF) Frigates
| Dimensions (feet): | 301.6 x 36.6 x 12 |
| Tonage | 1,560 Tons (Standard), 2,100 Tons (Full load) |
| Propulsion: | Triple Expansion Reciprocating Turbines, 5,500 hp, 2 shafts |
| Max. Speed (knots): | 19.5 |
| Armament: | 4 x 4 inch guns, 3 x 40 mm bofors, 4 x 20 mm guns, 1 x Hedgehog ASW thrower, 4 x DCT's and 2 x DCR's. |
| Complement: | 175 |
| No. | Name | Commissioned | Notes/Fate |
| K698 | Condamine | 22/2/46 | Decomm'd 2/12/55. Sold 21/9/61. Broken up 1962. |
| K408 | Culgoa | 1/4/47 | Decomm'd 15/4/54. Accom. ship 12/62. Sold 15/2/72. Broken up 1972. |
| K442 | Murchison | 17/12/45 | Training ship 11/54 - 12/55. Sold 9/61. Broken up 1962. |
| K535 | Shoalhaven | 2/5/46 | Decomm'd 1956. Sold 1/62. Broken up 1962. |
Note: Condamine built by NSW State Dockyard, Newcastle, NSW, Culgoa built by Williamstown Dockyard, Vic, Murchison built by Evans Deakin, Brisbane, Qld. and Shoalhaven built by Walkers, Maryborough, Qld.
Links to other Information sites (Links checked Nov 2002)
Operation Han" - July-September 1951List Of Available Drawings: Frigates
RAN IN THE KOREAN WAR
Australian ships in the Korean War
Indefatigable Class Battlecruiser