HMAS Condamine (K698)

HMAS Condamine (K698/F698), named for the Condamine River in Queensland, was a River-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Commissioned in 1946, Condamine served in the Korean War. The ship was paid off in 1955, and sold for scrap in 1961.

HMAS Condamine in 1948
History
Australia
Name: Condamine
Namesake: Condamine River
Builder: New South Wales State Dockyard, Newcastle
Laid down: 30 October 1943
Launched: 4 November 1944
Commissioned: 22 February 1946
Decommissioned: 2 December 1955
Motto: "We fight for peace"
Honours and
awards:
  • Battle honours:
  • Korea 1952–53
Fate: Scrapped
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: River-class frigate
Displacement: 1,537 tons (standard)
Length: 301 ft 7 in (91.92 m)
Beam: 36 ft 6 in (11.13 m)
Draught: 12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion: Triple expansion, 2 shafts
Speed: 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Complement: 175
Armament:

Construction

Condamine was laid down by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales on 30 October 1943. She was launched on 4 November 1944, and commissioned into the RAN on 22 February 1946.

Operational history

During the first years of her career Condamine operated only in Australian and New Guinean waters.

From August 1952 to March 1953 the ship operated in Korean waters during the Korean War. During this deployment, she conducted a number of shore bombardments and protected United Nations forces on islands off the Korean peninsula. Condamine was awarded the battle honour "Korea 1952–53" for this deployment.[1]

Following the end of the Korean War, Condamine completed a second tour of Korean waters between February and November 1955.

Decommissioning and fate

Condamine paid off into reserve on 2 December 1955, and was sold for scrap on 21 September 1961.

References
  1. "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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