HMAS Derwent (DE 49)
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hmas-derwent-de-49-221-1733105
title:
HMAS Derwent (DE 49)
text:
HMAS Derwent, named for the Derwent River, was a River-class destroyer escort of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was laid down by Williamstown Naval Dockyard in 1959, and commissioned into the RAN in 1964. During the ship's career, she was deployed to South East Asia on 23 occasions, including operations during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, and escort of the troopship HMAS Sydney to and from the Vietnam War. Multiple flag-showing cruises were also embarked upon, with port visits thr
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River-class destroyer escort of the Royal Australian Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Derwent_(DE_49)
date created:
2005-12-07T14:56:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T20:49:47Z
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