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HMAS Allenwood (FY18) was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II.[1]

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  1. 12 relations: Auxiliaries, Gross register tonnage, In situ, John Wright and Son Shipyards, Minesweeper, Norah Head, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun, Royal Australian Navy, Tuncurry, New South Wales, Vickers machine gun, World War II.

  2. 1901 – World War I ships of Australia
  3. Coastal trading vessels of Australia
  4. Maritime incidents in 1951
  5. Minesweepers of the Royal Australian Navy
  6. Shipwrecks of the Central Coast Region
  7. Wooden steamships of Australia
  8. World War II minesweepers of Australia

Auxiliaries

Auxiliaries are support personnel that assist the military or police but are organised differently from regular forces.

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Gross register tonnage

Gross register tonnage (GRT, grt, g.r.t., gt), or gross registered tonnage, is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which is equal to.

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In situ

In situ (often not italicized in English) is a Latin phrase that translates literally to "on site" or "in position." It can mean "locally", "on site", "on the premises", or "in place" to describe where an event takes place and is used in many different contexts.

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John Wright and Son Shipyards

John Wright and Son was a former shipyard located in Tuncurry, Australia between 1875 and 1958.

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Minesweeper

A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines.

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Norah Head

Norah Head, originally known as Bungaree Noragh Point, is a headland and a coastal village in the Central Coast Council local government area on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons based on an original German Becker Type M2 20 mm cannon design that appeared very early in World War I. It was widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others, with various models employed by both Allied and Axis forces during World War II.

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QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun

The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr.) was a common, versatile calibre naval gun introduced in 1894 and used until the middle of the 20th century.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Tuncurry, New South Wales

Tuncurry is a coastal town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Coast Council LGA, about north north east of Sydney.

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Vickers machine gun

The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1901 – World War I ships of Australia

Coastal trading vessels of Australia

Maritime incidents in 1951

Minesweepers of the Royal Australian Navy

Shipwrecks of the Central Coast Region

Wooden steamships of Australia

World War II minesweepers of Australia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Allenwood