![]() HMAS Geranium
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History | |
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Name | Geranium |
Builder | Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company |
Laid down | August 1915 |
Launched | 8 November 1915 |
Fate | Transferred to Australia, 1919 |
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Name | Geranium |
Acquired | 18 October 1919 |
Commissioned | 17 January 1920 |
Decommissioned | 10 November 1927 |
Nickname(s) | Gerger |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arabis-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,250 tons |
Length | 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a |
Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 250 tons of coal |
Complement |
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Armament | 2 × 1 - QF 4 inch Mk IV guns, BL 4 inch Mk IX guns or QF 4.7 inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 - 3-pounders (47 mm) AA. |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Fairey IIID seaplane (RAN) |
HMAS Geranium (formerly HMS Geranium) was an Arabis-class sloop built in Scotland and launched in 1915. The ship was operated by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper from 1915 until 1919, when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for use as a survey ship between 1919 and 1927. The ship was decommissioned in 1927 and scrapped during 1932, with the remains scuttled in 1935.
Geranium was one of 56 Arabis-class sloops built for the Royal Navy during World War I. [1] The sloops-of-war were intended for minesweeping duties in European waters. [1]
Geranium had a displacement of 1,250 tons. [1] She was 267 feet 9 inches (81.61 m) in length overall, had a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.21 m), and a maximum draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.58 m). [2] The propulsion system consisted of a four-cylinder triple expansion engine, connected to a single propeller shaft. [2] Maximum speed was 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph), and the ship could achieve a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). [2] Up to 250 tons of coal could be carried. [3]
Geranium was laid down for the Royal Navy by the Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Greenock, Scotland, in August 1915 and launched on 8 November 1915. [4] She was delivered to the Royal Navy on 18 March 1916. [5]
Geranium joined the Mediterranean Fleet after commissioning, being based at Malta. [6]
After World War I, Geranium and two sister ships ( Mallow and Marguerite) were sent to Australia to clear mines deployed by the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Wolf. [1] Despite hard work in rough seas, the ships only found one mine. [1]
Geranium and the other two ships were transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 18 October 1919. [1] The ships' minesweeper design made them suitable for handling survey equipment, [1] and Geranium entered RAN service as the navy's first survey ship. [7] The ship was poorly designed for survey duties in tropical Australian waters: she was designed for the North Sea climate, and was required to carry a ship's company of 113, 36 more than the intended ship's company of 77. [1] In 1923, the sloop ran aground on an uncharted reef off Vanderlin Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. [8] The ship's company were able to refloat the ship and patch the damage, and after repairs in Sydney, the ship resumed northern survey operations. [9] In October, Geranium rescued the civilian steamship Montoro after she struck Young Reef. [9]
In early 1924, the ship ran aground again in the MacArthur River. [9] The ship was refloated and repaired. [9] Later that year, Geranium was fitted to carry a Fairey IIID seaplane: the first RAN survey vessel to carry an aircraft. [10] In May 1927, the survey ship assisted the steamship Tasman, which had hit a reef off Clarke Island. [10]
Geranium paid off in 1927. [7] The ship was broken up for scrap at Cockatoo Island Dockyard during 1932, and the stripped hulk was sunk as a target in the Tasman Sea outside Sydney Heads on 24 April 1935. [10] [11]
![]() HMAS Geranium
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History | |
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![]() | |
Name | Geranium |
Builder | Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company |
Laid down | August 1915 |
Launched | 8 November 1915 |
Fate | Transferred to Australia, 1919 |
![]() | |
Name | Geranium |
Acquired | 18 October 1919 |
Commissioned | 17 January 1920 |
Decommissioned | 10 November 1927 |
Nickname(s) | Gerger |
Fate |
|
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arabis-class sloop |
Displacement | 1,250 tons |
Length | 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a |
Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 250 tons of coal |
Complement |
|
Armament | 2 × 1 - QF 4 inch Mk IV guns, BL 4 inch Mk IX guns or QF 4.7 inch Mk IV guns and 2 × 1 - 3-pounders (47 mm) AA. |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Fairey IIID seaplane (RAN) |
HMAS Geranium (formerly HMS Geranium) was an Arabis-class sloop built in Scotland and launched in 1915. The ship was operated by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper from 1915 until 1919, when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for use as a survey ship between 1919 and 1927. The ship was decommissioned in 1927 and scrapped during 1932, with the remains scuttled in 1935.
Geranium was one of 56 Arabis-class sloops built for the Royal Navy during World War I. [1] The sloops-of-war were intended for minesweeping duties in European waters. [1]
Geranium had a displacement of 1,250 tons. [1] She was 267 feet 9 inches (81.61 m) in length overall, had a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.21 m), and a maximum draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.58 m). [2] The propulsion system consisted of a four-cylinder triple expansion engine, connected to a single propeller shaft. [2] Maximum speed was 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph), and the ship could achieve a range of 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). [2] Up to 250 tons of coal could be carried. [3]
Geranium was laid down for the Royal Navy by the Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Greenock, Scotland, in August 1915 and launched on 8 November 1915. [4] She was delivered to the Royal Navy on 18 March 1916. [5]
Geranium joined the Mediterranean Fleet after commissioning, being based at Malta. [6]
After World War I, Geranium and two sister ships ( Mallow and Marguerite) were sent to Australia to clear mines deployed by the German auxiliary cruiser SMS Wolf. [1] Despite hard work in rough seas, the ships only found one mine. [1]
Geranium and the other two ships were transferred to the Royal Australian Navy on 18 October 1919. [1] The ships' minesweeper design made them suitable for handling survey equipment, [1] and Geranium entered RAN service as the navy's first survey ship. [7] The ship was poorly designed for survey duties in tropical Australian waters: she was designed for the North Sea climate, and was required to carry a ship's company of 113, 36 more than the intended ship's company of 77. [1] In 1923, the sloop ran aground on an uncharted reef off Vanderlin Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria. [8] The ship's company were able to refloat the ship and patch the damage, and after repairs in Sydney, the ship resumed northern survey operations. [9] In October, Geranium rescued the civilian steamship Montoro after she struck Young Reef. [9]
In early 1924, the ship ran aground again in the MacArthur River. [9] The ship was refloated and repaired. [9] Later that year, Geranium was fitted to carry a Fairey IIID seaplane: the first RAN survey vessel to carry an aircraft. [10] In May 1927, the survey ship assisted the steamship Tasman, which had hit a reef off Clarke Island. [10]
Geranium paid off in 1927. [7] The ship was broken up for scrap at Cockatoo Island Dockyard during 1932, and the stripped hulk was sunk as a target in the Tasman Sea outside Sydney Heads on 24 April 1935. [10] [11]