HMAS Parkes
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| History | |
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| Name | HMAS Parkes |
| Owner | Royal Australian navy |
| Builder | Evans Deakin & Co Ltd, Brisbane |
| Launched | 30 Oct 943 |
| Completed | 25 May 1944 |
| In service | 25 May 1944 |
| Out of service | 17 Dec 1945 |
| Fate | sold for scrap 2 May 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bathurst class |
| Tonnage | 650 tons |
| Length | 186 feet |
| Beam | 31 feet |
| Depth | 8 feet 6 inches |
| Propulsion | 2,000 HP 2 shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots |
| Capacity | 85 crew |
Remarks
Battle Honours
- Pacific 1941-45
- New Guinea 1942-45