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AUSTRALIA
MINE WARFARE SHIPS
BANDICOOT auxiliary minesweepers (1982/1991)
Photo
Bandicoot 1999
Ships
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 |
Technical data
| 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 |
Graphics
Bandicoot 1999
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.
