The Australian HMAS Warrego had side numbers U73 and L73 and belonged to the Grimsby class sloops.
HMAS Warrego, construction began on May 10, 1939, launched on February 10, 1940, accepted into the Royal Australian Navy on August 21, 1940. The cost of construction is 220 thousand British pounds.
HMAS Warrego, main characteristics: displacement – 1060 tons (standard), 1515 tons (full). Length 81 m, width 11 m, draft 2.29 m. Power plant – Parsons steam turbines, two propellers, power – 2 thousand hp. The maximum speed is 16 knots. Cruising range – 7500 miles at a speed of 10 knots. Crew – 135 people.
The armament: four 102 mm cannons (QF 4 inch Mk XVI) – Mk. XIX bow and stern; quad mount of 12.7 mm Vickers anti-aircraft machine guns – later replaced with seven 20-mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns, two torpedo tubes of 533 mm caliber, depth charges.
HMAS Warrego served off the coast of Australia (1940-1941) and in the Pacific Ocean (1941-1945), including New Guinea (1942), Lingaen Bay (1945) and Borneo Island (1945).
Warrego sloop was withdrawn from the Australian Navy in 1966.
Source: Australian Department of Defense.
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Location: New Guinea
Photo Time: 1943