HMAS Kurumba

HMAS Kurumba was an oil tanker operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1919 to 1946.

HMAS Kurumba in 1941
History
Australia (RAN)
Builder: Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne[1]
Laid down: 14 August 1914
Launched: 14 September 1916
Commissioned: 7 December 1916
Decommissioned: July 1946
Fate: Broken up in 1966
General characteristics
Displacement: 2977 gross tons (2548 net)
Length: 378 ft (115 m) (overall)
Beam: 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)
Draught: 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m) (loaded)
Propulsion: Steam triple expansion (2 sets)
Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement: 65
Armament:
  • Original: 1 × 4-inch BL gun, 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • World War II: 1 × 4-inch QF gun, 4 × machine guns

Kurumba was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend for the RAN and was launched on 14 September 1916.[1][2] Commissioned on 7 December 1916 as part of the Royal Navy's Royal Fleet Auxiliary and served until 11 March 1919 when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Fleet Auxiliary and arrived in Australia in July. Kurumba operated in Australian and South-East Asia waters until being paid off to reserve on 4 June 1928.

Kurumba was reactivated on 4 September 1939 and served in Australian waters and the South West Pacific Area during World War II.[3] Following the war she was taken out of service in July 1946 and was sold to Artemis Maritime Co Inc, Panama in January 1948 and she was renamed Angeliki.[4] In 1955, she was sold to Pappas Eleftheriades and renamed Evangelos. She was broken up at Castellón de la Plana in 1966.

Citations
  1. "Details of the Ship". Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. "Lloyds Register" (PDF). Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. Wilson, p.20.
  4. Wilson, p.23.

References
  • Wilson, Michael; Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 - Revised Edition, Topmill Pty Ltd, Marrickville. ISBN 978-1-876270-72-8
  • Seapower Centre - Australia HMAS Kurumba ship history
  • RFA Kurumba ship details


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