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HMAS Paterson
History
Australia
Name	Paterson
Launched	10 December 1919
Fate	Foundered 1951
History
Australia
Name	Paterson
Commissioned	1 May 1941
Fate	Returned to owners 1945
General characteristics
Tonnage	446 gross register tonnage
Length	148.8 ft (45 m)
Beam	32.7 ft (10 m)
Depth	11.3 ft (3 m)
Armament	1 × 12-pounder gun 1 × 20mm Oerlikon cannon 1 × .303-inch Vickers machine gun

HMAS Paterson (FY. 109) was a wooden auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. She was built in 1919-20 by T.F. Morrison, Sinclair & Company at Balmain. The ship operated as a coastal steamer and was requisitioned by the RAN in 1941. She was returned to her owners on 26 November 1945 before sinking near The Entrance, New South Wales on 11 June 1951.

Operational history

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The ship initially became part of Minesweeping Group 54 stationed in Melbourne, from November 12, 1941, Paterson operated in Minesweeping Group 50 in Sydney. From February 12, 1942, it belonged to Minesweeping Group 77 stationed in Newcastle. Paterson was requisitioned by the RAN for use as an auxiliary and commissioned on 1 May 1941. She was returned to her owners in 1947. She was beached off Norah Head on 17 November 1947, after springing a leak and was later refloated. On 11 June 1951, Paterson was wrecked after sinking again off The Entrance.33°16′40″S 151°34′19″E / 33.277836°S 151.571896°E / -33.277836; 151.571896

Citations

1. "Details of the Ship". Plimsoll ShipData. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
2. ^ "Llyods Register" (PDF). Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
3. "NEW STEAMER". Sun. 10 December 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. "The Mercury (Hobart, Tas), Tuesday, 12 June 1951, p. 7". Retrieved 9 August 2010.
5. "The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 1 December 1947, p. 1". Sydney Morning Herald. December 1947. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
6. "The Canberra Times (ACT), Monday, 1 December 1947, p. 2". Canberra Times. December 1947. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
7. "The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 12 June 1951, p. 3". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 1951. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

References

• http://www.navyhistory.org.au/1-may-1941/

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