HMAS ML 827
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Naval Ensign of AustraliaAustralia | |
| Ordered | 19 May 1942 |
| Builder | Norman Wright, Sydney |
| Commissioned | 19 April 1944 |
| Fate | Sank in November 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Fairmile B class motor launch |
| Displacement | 85 tons |
| Length | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m) |
| Draught | 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin petrol engines totaling 1,200 bhp |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 1,500 mi (1,300 nmi; 2,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 16 |
| Sensors & processing systems | ASDIC |
| Armament | 1 × 3-lb Mk I gun
1 × twin 0.303-in Machineguns 12 depth charges |
| Armour | Wheelhouse plated |
HMAS ML 827 was a Fairmile B Motor Launch of the Royal Australian Navy.[1]
Fate
[edit | edit source]Commanded by Lieutenant Ian Fairley Graham Downs, OBE; While on patrol ML 827 went aground in Jacquinot Bay, New Britain on 17 November 1944. She capsized and sank while under tow on 20 November 1944 off Cape Kawai, New Britain.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Evans, Peter (2002) Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy. Vol 1. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Evans, Peter (2002) Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy. Vol 2. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Stevens, D (2005) The Royal Australian Navy in World War II. (2nd edition) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
