HMAS ML 827
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Ordered: | 19 May 1942 |
| Builder: | Norman Wright, Sydney |
| Commissioned: | 19 April 1944 |
| Fate: | Sank in November 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fairmile B class motor launch |
| Displacement: | 85 tons |
| Length: | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Beam: | 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m) |
| Draught: | 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin petrol engines totaling 1,200 bhp |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range: | 1,500 mi (1,300 nmi; 2,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 16 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | ASDIC |
| Armament: |
1 × 3-lb Mk I gun 1 × twin 0.303-in Machineguns 12 depth charges |
| Armour: | Wheelhouse plated |
HMAS ML 827 was a Fairmile B Motor Launch of the Royal Australian Navy.[1]
Fate
While on patrol ML 827 went aground in Jacquinot Bay, New Britain on 17 November 1944. She capsized and sank while under tow on 20 November 1944 off Cape Kawai, New Britain.
References
Further Reading
- Evans, Peter (2002) Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy. Vol 1. ISBN 978-1-876439-86-6
- Evans, Peter (2002) Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy. Vol 2. ISBN 1-876439-29-7
- Stevens, D (2005) The Royal Australian Navy in World War II. (2nd edition) ISBN 1-74114-184-2
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