Allied Warships

HMAS Barwon (K 406)

Frigate of the River class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 406 
Built byCockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 
Ordered16 Aug 1941 
Laid down31 May 1943 
Launched3 Aug 1944 
Commissioned12 Jan 1946 
End service 
History

Sold to be broken up for scrap on 17 August 1962.  

Commands listed for HMAS Barwon (K 406)

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1Lt.Cdr. Algernon George Rose, RD, RANR(S)19 Nov 194522 Mar 1946

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