HMAS Olive Cam was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. She was launched in 1920 by Cook, Welton & Gemmell at Beverley as Nodzu. The ship operated in Australian waters from 1929, and was requisitioned by the RAN on 3 September 1939. She was returned to her owners in 1946 before being wrecked near Green Cape Lighthouse, Eden, New South Wales on 2 November 1954 with the loss of three lives.[3]
 HMAS Olive Cam
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Cam & Sons Pty Ltd |
| Launched | 1920 |
| History | |
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| Name | Olive Cam |
| Commissioned | 6 October 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 14 November 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 281 gross register tonnage[2] |
| Length | 128.5 ft (39 m)[2] |
| Beam | 23.5 ft (7 m)[2] |
| Depth | 12.6 ft (4 m)[2] |
| Armament |
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Operational history
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Nodzu was purchased by Cam & Sons Pty Ltd and sailed to Sydney, Australia in 1929 and was renamed Olive Cam.[2] In September 1939, Olive Cam was requisitioned by the RAN for use as an auxiliary and commissioned on 6 October 1939.
During the war, Olive Cam was based in Fremantle with Minesweeping Group 66 and operated along the West Australian coastline. She was part of the search for HMAS Sydney which was lost on 19 November 1941. She was returned to her owners in 1946.
On 2 November 1954, she was wrecked 37°09′04″S 150°00′26″E / 37.151107°S 150.007120°E near Green Cape Lighthouse, Eden, New South Wales, causing the deaths of three of her crewmen.
Citations
edit- ^ "Details of the Ship". Plimsoll ShipData. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Lloyds Register" (PDF). Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thursday, 4 November 1954, p. 1". Argus. 4 November 1954. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
References
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