HMAS Geranium
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Geranium.
| HMAS Geranium HMAS Geranium | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Geranium |
| Builder: | Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Scotland |
| Laid down: | August 1915 |
| Launched: | 8 November 1915 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Australia, 1919 |
| Career (Australia) | |
| Name: | HMAS Geranium |
| Acquired: | 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 17 January 1920 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 November 1927 |
| Fate: |
Dismantled, June 1932 Sunk as a hulk, 24 April 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arabis-class sloop |
| Length: |
255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p/p 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine 2 × cylindrical boilers 1 screw |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) with max. 260 tons of coal |
| Complement: | 79 men |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × Fairey IIID seaplane (RAN) |
HMAS Geranium (formerly HMS Geranium) was an Arabis-class sloop laid down for the Royal Navy by the Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Greenock, Scotland, in August 1915 and launched on 8 November 1915.
The ship was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919 and commissioned on 17 January 1920 as the first RAN survey ship. In 1924 she was fitted with a Fairey IIID seaplane.[1]
Geranium paid off on 10 November 1927, and was sunk as a hulk on 24 April 1935.
References
- ↑ "Australian Hydrographic Service - The Past". www.hydro.gov.au. http://www.hydro.gov.au/aboutus/past.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
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