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Revision as of 18:47, 21 October 2019
 HMAS Mother Snake with Tiger Snake and River Snake. | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMAS Mother Snake |
| Owner | Royal Australian Navy |
| Builder | Australian Shipbuilding Board |
| Launched | 5 Dec 1944 |
| Completed | 30 Jun 1945 |
| In service | 30 Jun 1945 |
| Out of service | 3 Nov 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 316 tons |
| Length | 125 feet (38m) |
| Beam | 24 feet (7.3m) |
| Depth | 12 feet 6 inches (3.8m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Diesal engine 300-320 HP |
| Speed | 9 knots |
| Capacity | crew of 14 |
Remarks
Originally built as AV 1354 (Murchison) for the Australian Army. Transferred to the Navy, she was commissioned on 23 May 1945. HMAS Mother Snake served as the Mother Ship to Services Reconnaissance Department craft in Borneo and the Moluccas Islands
In addition to a x 20mm Oerlikon, crew carried machine guns.
Crew members
- Clifford Lawrence Braidwood McWhirter 30 Jun 1945 - 8 Nov 1945