BANDICOOT auxiliary minesweepers (1982/1991)
|
Name |
No |
Yard No |
Builder |
Laid down |
Launched |
Comp |
Fate |
|
Bandicoot (ex-Greenville VII) |
Y298 |
Singapore |
1982 // mid-1991 |
stricken 2014 |
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| Wallaroo (ex-Greenville V) | Y299 | Singapore | 1982 // mid-1991 | stricken 2014 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
|
|
Displacement full, t |
520 |
|
Length, m |
26.8 pp 29.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
8.54 |
|
Draught, m |
3.43 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Stork-Werkspoor diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2160 |
|
Max speed, kts |
11 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6300(11) |
|
Armament |
Mini-Dyad magnetic minesweeping gear |
|
Electronic equipment |
Furuno 7040D radar |
|
Complement |
12 |
Project history: Acquired in August 1990 from Maritime Pvt., Singapore, for use as COOP minehunters and as tugs to handle visiting foreign warships at Sydney. Arrived in Australia in September 1990 and completed conversion mid-1991. Originally had 30t bollard pull, but the towing capability was removed as part of the COOP conversion.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Bandicoot 1999
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