The Ships
Come and see the largest land-locked ship in South Australia!
HMAS Whyalla
Australian Anti-submarine and mine sweeping vessel
Displacement; 650 tons
Length: 56.73 m
Beam: 9.44 m
Depth: 4.72 m
Speed: 15 knots
Crew: 85
Armament: Guns: 4” Mark IV , two 20mm Oerlicon AA, 40 mm Bofor AA; depth charges
Search and defence: Surface and aerial radar, sonar
Keel laid: 1940
Launched: 1941
Commissioned: 1942
Service: 1942 Sydney Harbour Japanese submarines attack
1943 Papua New Guinea
1944 Australia SE coast escort and minesweeping
1945 Occupation of Hong Kong
Decommissioned: 1946
Valkyrie
Carvel fishing boat
Builder: Johannes Peter Clausen,
Largs Bay, South Australia
Length: 8.5 m
Beam: 3.2 m
Depth: 1.4 m
Completed: 1951
Commercial crayfish and shark fishing along the most of South Australian coast.
