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HMAS Broome

HMAS Broome is documented as one completed Bathurst-class ships, built on British Admiralty order and commissioned with an Australian crew. Later commissioned naval identities, where present, remain attached to this same hull.

J191 · Bathurst classRoyal Australian NavyWorld War II, PostwarVerified subject image
HMAS BROOME (J191) AT ANCHOR. THE BROOME IS FITTED WITH A 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORWARD. NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN THE BRIDGE WING. THE BOAT BOOM HAS BEEN RIGGED.
AWM Caption: PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME (J191) AT ANCHOR. THE BROOME IS FITTED WITH A 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORWARD. NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN THE BRIDGE WING. THE BOAT BOOM HAS BEEN RIGGED. She was sold to the Turkish Navy in 1946 and renamed Alanya.Davies, A J, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantJ191
ClassBathurst class
NavyRoyal Australian Navy
CountryAustralia
Builder / shipyardEvans Deakin & Co., Brisbane
Laid down1941-05
Launched1941-10-06
Completed1942-07

What is known about this ship

HMAS Broome is documented as one completed Bathurst-class ships, built on British Admiralty order and commissioned with an Australian crew. Later commissioned naval identities, where present, remain attached to this same hull.

Class context: Bathurst class

The Bathurst class was Australia’s wartime multi-role “Australian Minesweeper,” commonly called a corvette. Compact, simple, and suited to Australian yards, the class combined minesweeping with convoy escort, patrol, anti-submarine, survey, and postwar clearance work across a very wide operating area.

This ship is recorded as a member of Bathurst class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. HMAS Bathurst (I) ↗Sea Power Centre - Australia · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. List of Bathurst-class corvettes ↗Wikipedia contributors · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. BATHURST minesweepers (1940 - 1944) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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