hmas, diamond, snake, snake, class, junk, built, royal, australian, navy, during, second, world, launched, 1945, commissioned, into, royal, australian, navy, july, 1945, used, services, reconnaissance, department, paid, october, 1945, before, being, transferre. HMAS Diamond Snake was a Snake class junk built for the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War She was launched in 1945 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 23 July 1945 She was used by the Services Reconnaissance Department and was paid off on 19 October 1945 before being transferred to the Australian Army 1 History Australia NameHMAS Diamond Snake BuilderJ J Savage and Sons Williamstown Launched1945 In service23 July 1945 Out of service19 October 1945 FateTransferred to Australian Army General characteristics Class and typeSnake class junk Tonnage80 tons gross Length66 ft 20 m Beam17 ft 5 2 m Depth7 6 ft 2 3 m Installed powerGray Marine 64 YTL diesel single screw 300 hp 220 kW Speed9 knots 17 km h Range500 nautical miles 930 km Capacity20 tons of cargo Complement9 ArmamentTwo Oerlikon 20 mm cannon three or four M2 Browning machine guns or Bren GunsNotes edit Straczek 1996 References editStraczek J H 1996 Royal Australian Navy A Z Ships Aircraft and Shore Establishments Sydney Navy Public Affairs ISBN 1876043784 Further reading editCorvettes Australia s Naval Patrol Forces Photofile No 10 Marrickille Topmill 2001 ISBN 1 876860 21 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMAS Diamond Snake amp oldid 1189914765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
