RAN · COR
Deloraine
Photos and infoBathurst-class corvette. Off Darwin she dodged a torpedo from I-124 and made the first attack. The kill is shared with Katoomba, Lithgow, and Edsall.
| Class | Bathurst class |
|---|---|
| Type | Corvette (COR) |
| Hull | J232 |
| Fate | Afloat. Made the first depth-charge attack on I-124, 20 January 1942. A torpedo from the submarine missed her. Officially credited with Katoomba, Lithgow, and Edsall. Survived the war. Paid off 30 June 1948. Sold for scrap in 1956. |
| Armament (class) | Australian corvette, rated as a minesweeper. One gun and one funnel. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
AJ Davis. HMAS Deloraine 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Sinking of I-124
1942-01-20 · first attack; a torpedo missed her
