HMAS Tobruk (D37)
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HMAS Tobruk in 1954
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| Namesake: | Siege of Tobruk |
| Builder: | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company |
| Laid down: | 5 August 1946 |
| Launched: | 20 December 1947 |
| Commissioned: | 8 May 1950 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 October 1960 |
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| Fate: | Sold for scrap in 1972 |
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| Class and type: | Battle class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,436 tons (standard), 3,400 tons (full load) |
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| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion: | Admiralty 3-drum boilers, Parsons geared turbines, 50,000 shp (37,000 kW), two shafts |
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| Complement: | 19 officers, 301 sailors |
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HMAS Tobruk (D37) was a Battle class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built at Cockatoo Island, the destroyer was completed in 1950. Tobruk was deployed to the Korean War twice, and served with the Far East Strategic Reserve on three occasions during the late 1950s. In 1960, she was damaged beyond economical repair by sister ship HMAS Anzac during a gunnery exercise, which led to the destroyer's decommissioning that year, and sale for scrap in 1971.
Tobruk was a Battle class destroyer. The ship had a standard load displacement of 2,436 tons and a full load displacement of 3,400 tons. She was 379 feet (116 m) long overall and 355 feet (108 m) long between perpendiculars, had a beam of 41 feet (12 m), and a draught of 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m). Propulsion machiney consisted of Admiralty 3-drum boilers connected to Parsons geared turbines, which supplied 50,000 shaft horsepower (37,000 kW) to the ship's two propeller shafts. Although designed with a maximum speed of 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph), Tobruk achieved 32.36 knots (59.93 km/h; 37.24 mph) during full-power trials. Maximum range was 1,140 nautical miles (2,110 km; 1,310 mi) at 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph), or 4,420 nautical miles (8,190 km; 5,090 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). The ship's company consisted of 19 officers and 301 sailors.
Tobruk's primary armament consisted of four 4.5-inch Mark III guns, fitted forward in two twin turrets. For anti-aircraft defence, the ship carried twelve 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns: three twin mountings on the aft half of the ship, and six single mountings. Two five-tube Pentad torpedo tube sets were carried.Tobruk was also fitted with a Squid anti-submarine mortar.
The ship was laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at their shipyard on Cockatoo Island, New South Wales on 5 August 1946.Tobruk was launched on 20 December 1947 by the wife of Bill Riordan, Minister for the Navy. The destroyer was commissioned into the RAN on 8 May 1950, although she was not completed until 17 May. The ship's name comes from the Siege of Tobruk.
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