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Australian War Memorial #301056
| Tonnage | 1320 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 276'6" by 34'10" by 16'7" 84.3m by 10.6m by 5.1m |
| Maximum speed | 14 knots |
| Armament | 1 4" gun 1 12pdr gun 2 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
The Moresby
was a "24 class" survey ship built in 1917 that arrived in Australia
in 1925 to help survey the Great Barrier Reef.
She was laid
up from 1930 to
1933, and in the years that followed funding was very lean for
hydrographic
surveys. However, she was recalled to active duty in 1942,
when naval
operations in the Solomons
and elsewhere were hindered by the lack of
reliable charts.
References
Australian Hydrographic Service (accessed 2011-11-15)
Royal Australian Navy (accessed 2011-11-15)
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