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HMAS Hawkesbury

HMAS Hawkesbury (M83) is preserved as one ship in the Trackpads Warship Archive.

HMAS Gascoyne (M 85)
Representative class image: HMAS Gascoyne (M 85)Own work · CC BY-SA 3.0Image source
Hull / pennantM83
ClassHuon-class minehunter coastal
NavyRoyal Australian Navy
CountryAustralia
Builder / shipyardADI Newcastle
Completed2000-02-12
Recorded statusDecommissioned

What is known about this ship

HMAS Hawkesbury (M83) is preserved as one ship in the Trackpads Warship Archive.

Service history

Decommissioned 31 October 2018.

Class context: Huon-class minehunter coastal

Australia’s six Huon-class coastal minehunters are a national derivative of the Italian Gaeta design.

Later service and disposition

Decommissioned 31 October 2018.

This ship is recorded as a member of Huon-class minehunter coastal. 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 Hawkesbury (II) ↗Sea Power Centre — Australia · accessed 2026-09-20
  2. HMAS Yarra (IV) ↗Royal Australian Navy · accessed 2026-09-20
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