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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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{{other ships|HMAS Bunbury}}
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|Ship image=[[File:HMAS Bunbury 125071.jpg|300px|HMAS Bunbury in February 1946]]
|Ship caption=HMAS ''Bunbury'' in February 1946
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{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=Australia
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|naval-1913}}
|Ship namesake=City of [[Bunbury, Western Australia]]
|Ship builder=[[Evans Deakin and Company]]
|Ship laid down=1 November 1941
|Ship launched=16 May 1942
|Ship commissioned=3 January 1943
|Ship decommissioned=26 August 1946
|Ship motto=
|Ship nickname=
|Ship honours=*[[South West Pacific theatre of World War II|Pacific]] 1943–45
*[[New Guinea campaign|New Guinea]] 1943–44
|Ship fate=Sold for scrap in 1961
|Ship notes=
|Ship badge=[[File:HMAS bunbury crest.png]]
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Ship class={{sclass|Bathurst|corvette}}
|Ship displacement=650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load)
|Ship length={{convert|186|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|31|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|8.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=triple expansion engine, 2 shafts
|Ship speed={{convert|15|kn}} at {{cvt|1750|hp}}
|Ship complement=85
|Ship sensors=
|Ship armament=* 1 × [[QF 4 inch Mk XIX naval gun|4-inch Mk XIX]] gun
* 3 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]s
* Machine guns
* [[Depth charge]]s chutes and throwers
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}}
|}
'''HMAS ''Bunbury'' (J241/M241)''', named for the city of [[Bunbury, Western Australia]], was one of 60 {{sclass|Bathurst|corvette}}s constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).<ref name=SPC>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-bunbury-i |title=HMAS Bunbury (I) |access-date=18 December 2008 |work=HMA Ship Histories |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy}}</ref>

==Design and construction==
{{main|Bathurst-class corvette}}
In 1938, the [[Australian Commonwealth Naval Board]] (ACNB) identified the need for a general purpose 'local defence vessel' capable of both anti-submarine and mine-warfare duties, while easy to construct and operate.<ref name=Hindsight1>Stevens, ''The Australian Corvettes'', p. 1</ref><ref name=StevensACV103>Stevens, ''A Critical Vulnerability'', p. 103</ref> The vessel was initially envisaged as having a [[displacement (ship)|displacement]] of approximately 500 tons, a speed of at least {{convert|10|kn}}, and a range of {{convert|2000|nmi}}<ref name=StevensACV103.4>Stevens, ''A Critical Vulnerability'', pp. 103–4</ref> The opportunity to build a prototype in the place of a cancelled {{sclass2|Bar|boom defence vessel|1}} saw the proposed design increased to a 680-ton vessel, with a {{convert|15.5|kn}} top speed, and a range of {{convert|2850|nmi}}, armed with a 4-inch gun, equipped with [[asdic]], and able to fitted with either [[depth charge]]s or [[Naval mine#Mine sweeping|minesweeping]] equipment depending on the planned operations: although closer in size to a [[sloop-of-war|sloop]] than a local defence vessel, the resulting increased capabilities were accepted due to advantages over British-designed mine warfare and anti-submarine vessels.<ref name=Hindsight1/><ref>Stevens, ''A Critical Vulnerability'', pp. 103–5</ref> Construction of the prototype {{HMAS|Kangaroo}} did not go ahead, but the plans were retained.<ref name=StevensACV104>Stevens, ''A Critical Vulnerability'', p. 104</ref> The need for locally built 'all-rounder' vessels at the start of World War II saw the "Australian Minesweepers" (designated as such to hide their anti-submarine capability, but popularly referred to as "corvettes") approved in September 1939, with 60 constructed during the course of the war: 36 (including ''Bunbury'') ordered by the RAN, 20 ordered by the [[British Admiralty]] but manned and commissioned as RAN vessels, and 4 for the [[Royal Indian Navy]].<ref name=Hindsight1/><ref>Stevens, ''A Critical Vulnerability'', pp. 105, 148</ref><ref name=Donohue29>Donohue, ''From Empire Defence to the Long Haul'', p. 29</ref><ref name=Stevens108>Stevens et al., ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 108</ref><ref name=SPC/>

''Bunbury'' was laid down by [[Evans Deakin and Company]] at Brisbane on 1 November 1941, launched on 16 May 1942 by Mrs. F. A. Cooper, wife of the Treasurer of Queensland, and commissioned on 3 January 1943.<ref name=SPC />

==Operational history==
===1943===
After commissioning, ''Bunbury'' was assigned to escort duties, first along the east coast of Australia amid increased attacks on supply ships by Japanese submarines and later between her [[Townsville]] base, [[Port Moresby]] and [[Milne Bay]].<ref name=SPC /> Along with a number of other ''Bathurst''-class ships, ''Bunbury'' participated in a ferry service transporting troops and supplies to [[Oro Bay]] in the aftermath of the [[battle of Buna–Gona]] in early 1943.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.battleforaustralia.asn.au/RANCorvettes.php|title=Royal Australian Navy Corvettes World War II|website=Battle for Australia Association|author=Walker, Frank|date=December 2003|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Navy Australia, an illustrated history|author=Odgers, George|publisher=Child and Associates|location=Sydney|date=1989|edition=4th|isbn=0-86777-390-1|page=129}}</ref>

===1944===
Departing Melbourne in March 1944 following [[refit]], ''Bunbury'' returned to New Guinea but was forced to return to Brisbane in April after running aground at Cape Cretin. Following repairs, the ship performed escort duties in the vicinity of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] and by September had proceeded to [[Fremantle]] for [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] exercises. On 17 December 1944, ''Bunbury'' was involved in a collision with the submarine {{HMS|Sea Rover}} while operating out of [[Fremantle]], requiring further repairs lasting a month.<ref name=SPC/><ref name=AWM>{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1421237?image=71|title=AWM78 75/2 - November 1944 - March 1946. Duplicate|website=Reports of Proceedings, HMA Ships and Establishments|publisher=Australian War Memorial|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>

===1945===
After concluding exercises with American submarines off Fremantle, ''Bunbury'' again sailed for New Guinea on 17 April for her last wartime patrol. On 15 May, in company with the [[Grimsby-class sloop|sloop]] {{HMAS|Swan|U74|6}}, ''Bunbury'' shelled Japanese targets at [[Wewak]] in support of Australian ground forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navyhistory.org.au/15-may-1945/|title=Australian Naval History on 15 May 1945|website=The Naval Historical Society of Australia|date=15 May 1945 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> During this patrol, she also performed [[Guard ship]] duties at [[Morotai]] and [[Biak]], departing for Adelaide in July.<ref name=SPC />

Following the Japanese surrender, ''Bunbury'' joined the [[20th Minesweeping Flotilla (Australia)|20th Minesweeping Flotilla]] in November, operating in South Australia and Tasmania until May 1946 when she left the flotilla and sailed for Sydney.<ref name=SPC />

==Fate==
''Bunbury'' paid off to reserve on 26 August 1946 and was sold for scrap to the Kinoshita Company of Japan on 6 January 1961, along with {{HMAS|Bundaberg|J231|6}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navyhistory.org.au/13-march-1961/|title=Australian Naval History on 13 March 1961|website=The Naval Historical Society of Australia|date=13 March 1961 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>
The corvette received two [[battle honour]]s for her service during World War II; "Pacific 1943–45" and "New Guinea 1943–44".<ref name=newhonours>{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |title=Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |archive-date=13 June 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=honourslist>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |title=Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2011 |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref> The ship's bell is displayed in her namesake city of Bunbury.<ref name=SPC /> Her battle honours were inherited by {{sclass|Fremantle|patrol boat|1}} {{HMAS|Bunbury|FCPB 217}}, which was commissioned into the RAN in 1984.

==Citations==
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==References==
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===Books===
*{{cite book |last=Donohue |first=Hector |title=From Empire Defence to the Long Haul: post-war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945–1955 |series=Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs |volume=1 |date=October 1996 |publisher=Sea Power Centre |location=Canberra |isbn=0-642-25907-0 |issn=1327-5658 |oclc=36817771}}
*{{cite book |last=Stevens |first=David |title=A Critical Vulnerability: the impact of the submarine threat on Australia's maritime defense 1915–1954 |series=Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs |volume= 15 |year=2005 |publisher=Sea Power Centre Australia |location=Canberra |isbn=0-642-29625-1 |oclc=62548623 |issn=1327-5658}}
*{{cite book |last1=Stevens |first1=David |last2=Sears |first2=Jason |last3= Goldrick |first3=James |last4= Cooper |first4=Alastair |last5= Jones |first5=Peter |last6= Spurling |first6=Kathryn |editor-last=Stevens |editor-first=David |title=The Royal Australian Navy |series=The Australian Centenary History of Defence |volume=III |year=2001 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=South Melbourne, VIC |isbn=0-19-554116-2 |oclc=50418095}}

===Journal and news articles===
*{{cite journal |last=Stevens |first=David |date=May 2010 |title=The Australian Corvettes |journal=Hindsight (Semaphore) |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Australia |volume=2010 |issue=5 |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Semaphore_2010_5.pdf |access-date=13 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320183407/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Semaphore_2010_5.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2011 }}

{{Bathurst class corvette}}

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[[Category:Bathurst-class corvettes of the Royal Australian Navy]]
[[Category:Ships built in Queensland]]
[[Category:1942 ships]]
[[Category:World War II corvettes of Australia]]

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