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HMAS ''Stuart'' (F21/DE 48) was one of six River-class destroyer escorts built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ship was laid down by Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company in 1959, and commissioned into the RAN in 1963. During the ship's career, ''Stuart'' achieved a number of historical firsts: she was the first RAN ship to fly the Australian White Ensign, and the first major vessel to be homeported at Fleet Base West. ''Stuart'' was paid off in 1991, a year later than originally planned; RAN commitments to the Gulf War saw several warships deployed to the Middle East, and ''Stuart'' was retained in service to boost local defence. The destroyer escort was sold for scrapping. ==Construction== The first four ships of the River class were based on the Royal Navy's Type 12 frigate, and were intended to close the gap between ships and submarines in regards to anti-submarine warfare, following the rapid improvement of submarines during and after World War II.〔Cooper, in ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 189〕 ''Stuart'' was laid down by Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company in Sydney on 20 March 1959.〔Bastock, ''Australia's Ships of War'', p. 344〕 She was launched on 8 April 1961 by the wife of John Gorton, then Minister for the Navy, and was commissioned into the RAN in Sydney on 28 June 1963.〔 ''Stuart'' and the other River class ships were fitted with the Ikara anti-submarine missile system: the first Australian-designed naval weapons system.〔 ''Stuart'' was the first ship to fire an Ikara missile, during trials in August 1963.〔Cooper, in ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p. 190〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMAS Stuart (DE 48)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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