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HMAS Strahan

HMAS Strahan is documented as one completed Bathurst-class ships, built for the Royal Australian Navy. Later commissioned naval identities, where present, remain attached to this same hull.

J363 · Bathurst classRoyal Australian NavyWorld War II, PostwarVerified subject image
HMAS STRAHAN (J363). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING. NOTE THE TYPE 271 RADAR LANTERN ABOVE THE BRIDGE. THE SHIP WEARS A CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME OF ALL OVER DARK GREY, PROBABLY G.10."
AWM caption : "C.1944. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS STRAHAN (J363). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING. NOTE THE TYPE 271 RADAR LANTERN ABOVE THE BRIDGE. THE SHIP WEARS A CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME OF ALL OVER DARK GREY, PROBABLY G.10."Davies, A J, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantJ363
ClassBathurst class
NavyRoyal Australian Navy
CountryAustralia
Builder / shipyardNew South Wales State Dockyard, Newcastle
Laid down1942-11
Launched1943-07-12
Completed1944-03

What is known about this ship

HMAS Strahan is documented as one completed Bathurst-class ships, built for the Royal Australian Navy. 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. BATHURST minesweepers (1940 - 1944) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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