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HMAS Rushcutter (M 80)

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The former HMAS Rushcutter, underway on Rozelle Bay, New South Wales, in March 2014
History
Australia
NameRushcutter
NamesakeRushcutters Bay
BuilderCarrington Slipways
Launched3 May 1986
Commissioned1 November 1986
Decommissioned14 August 2001
FateDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeBay class minehunter
Displacement178 tons full load
Length101.7 ft (31.0 m)
Beam29.5 ft (9.0 m)
Draught6.6 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion2 Poyaud 520-V8-S2 diesel generators, 650 PS (478 kW)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement14 (3 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1006 navigational
  • Sonar: Atlas Elektronik DSQS-11M hull-mounted mine-hunting
Armament2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns
NotesTaken from:[1]

HMAS Rushcutter (M 80) was one of two Bay class minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy by Carrington Slipways at its Ramsay Fibreglass facility in Tomago, New South Wales.[2] She was launched on 8 May 1986 and commissioned on 1 November 1986.[2] She was decommissioned on 14 August 2001.[2] She and sister ship HMAS Shoalwater were sold in 2002 for service in the Persian Gulf.[3] At some point before 2013, the vessel ended up in private hands in Rozelle Bay.

References

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  1. ^ Sharpe, Richard, ed. (March 1996). Jane's Fighting Ships, 1996-97 (99th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. p. 29. ISBN 0-7106-1355-5. OCLC 34998928.
  2. ^ a b c "Hunters Paid Off". Navy News. 3 September 2001. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  3. ^ Wertheim, Eric, ed. (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (15th ed.). Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2. OCLC 140283156.