Bandicoot-class minesweeper

The Bandicoot class was a ship class of two minesweeper tugboats operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). MSA Bandicoot and MSA Wallaroo were built in 1982 for Maritime (PTE) Ltd. as the tugboats Grenville VII and Grenville V. In 1990, the RAN purchased the vessels for conversion into auxiliary minesweepers under the Craft of Opportunity Program (COOP). The vessels could be equipped with a sidescan sonar and various towed minesweeping arrays, and also functioned as berthing tugs. Both vessels were placed in reserve in 2010, but were deployed on several occasions since to provide berthing support to nuclear-powered warships. They were removed from naval service in 2014.

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MSA Bandicoot at Waterhen

MSA Bandicoot at Waterhen (cropped)

Wallaroo Jan2014

Bandicoot Wallaroo Jan2014 1

Bandicoot Wallaroo Jan2014 2

Bandicoot Jan2014

MSA Wallaroo (28726840635)

MSA Bandicoot (28109301524)

Former MSA Wallaroo in April 2018

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		MSA Bandicoot at Waterhen		Commons
commons	image		MSA Bandicoot at Waterhen (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Wallaroo Jan2014		Commons
commons	image		Bandicoot Wallaroo Jan2014 1		Commons
commons	image		Bandicoot Wallaroo Jan2014 2		Commons
commons	image		Bandicoot Jan2014		Commons
commons	image		MSA Wallaroo (28726840635)		Commons
commons	image		MSA Bandicoot (28109301524)		Commons
commons	image		Former MSA Wallaroo in April 2018		Commons