History | |
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Australia | |
Name | HMAS Diamond Snake |
Builder | J.J. Savage and Sons, Williamstown |
Launched | 1945 |
In service | 23 July 1945 |
Out of service | 19 October 1945 |
Fate | Transferred to Australian Army |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Snake-class junk |
Tonnage | 80 tons (gross) |
Length | 66 ft (20 m) |
Beam | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Depth | 7.6 ft (2.3 m) |
Installed power | Gray Marine 64 YTL diesel, single screw, 300 hp (220 kW) |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
Range | 500 nautical miles (930 km) |
Capacity | 20 tons of cargo |
Complement | 9 |
Armament | Two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, three or four M2 Browning machine guns or Bren Guns |
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