HMAS Mercedes

HMAS Mercedes was an auxiliary minesweeper of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1942 until 1946. Built in 1913 for the Ocean Steam Ship Co. she was sold to the Straits Steam Ship Co. in 1925. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939 and converted into an auxiliary minesweeper and named HMS Medusa. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 and renamed HMAS Mercedes until she was returned to her owners in 1946. She was sold and was scuttled off Sydney on 23 January 1948.

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HMS Medusa; Medusa; Merecedes
minesweeper, Royal Navy, Blue Funnel Line, Royal Australian Navy, 

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Location: -33.9984, 151.601, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  HMAS Huon ⓘ
  1914 River-class torpedo-boat destroyer

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  HMAS Kianga ⓘ
  auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War

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  HMAS Kookaburra ⓘ
  Survey ships of the Royal Australian Navy

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  HMAS Medea ⓘ
  1912 auxiliary minesweeper

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  HMAS Mercedes ⓘ
  1913 auxiliary mineswwper

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  HMAS Stalwart ⓘ
  1918 S-class destroyer

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  HMAS Torrens ⓘ
  1915 River-class torpedo-boat destroyer

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  HMAS Woomera ⓘ
  

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  HMAS Yarra ⓘ
  1910 River-class torpedo-boat destroyer

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ship launching

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1919 HMAS Australia mutiny

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1919	HMAS Australia mutiny	mutiny	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Huon	River-class torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedo-boat destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Kianga	minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Kookaburra	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Medea	minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Mercedes	minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Stalwart	destroyer, S-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Torrens	River-class torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedo-boat destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Woomera	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Yarra	River-class torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedo-boat destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1900	HMAS Pioneer	shipwreck, light cruiser, Pelorus-class protected cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1913	HMAS Australia	shipwreck, battlecruiser, Indefatigable-class battlecruiser	Wikidata