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HMAS ''Wilcannia'' (FYP2, WN) was a 1,049-ton anti-submarine and patrol vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). ''Wyrallah'' was built in 1934 by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen as a cargo passenger motor vessel for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate = 7 February 2012 )〕 She plied the Richmond River to Sydney run. At the start of World War II, ''Wyrallah'' was requisitioned and was commissioned into the RAN as an anti-submarine vessel on 2 September 1940. ''Wyrallah'' was part of the search for survivors of November 1941, off the West Australian coast. In February 1942, her name was changed to HMAS ''Wilcannia'', to avoid confusion with the new Bathurst class corvette, . During the later part of her service with the RAN, she was in New Guinea waters. collided with ''Wilcannia'' on 27 July 1944. ''Wilcannia'' earned three battle honours for her wartime service, "Darwin 1942-43", "Pacific 1942-44" and "New Guinea 1943". ''Wyrallah'' was returned to owners in 1947. She was sold in 1954 to John Burke & Company, Brisbane, later sold in 1960 and renamed ''Colorado del Mar''. Changing owners again in 1964 and renamed ''Tamata'', briefly before changing ownership and renamed ''Colorado del Mar''. Sold in 1972 and renamed ''Union Pacific'', before being renamed ''Ocean Life'' in 1973, ''Sri Mahkota'' in 1976, ''Sinar Surya'' in 1979.〔 ==Fate== She was broken up at Chittagong, Bangladesh in March 2004. 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 Wilcannia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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