HMAS ''Koala'' was a ''Bar''-class

boom defence vessel A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of naval auxiliary ship. A net layer's primary function was to lay and maintain steel anti-torpedo or anti-submarine nets. Nets could be laid ...

operated by the

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(RAN) during

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. She was constructed by

Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company The Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company was a ship building and maintenance company which operated the Cockatoo Island Dockyard on Cockatoo Island in Sydney, Australia between 1933 and 1992. History The Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company c ...

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, and launched on 14 November 1939. The ship served in Darwin during World War II, and received the battle honour "Darwin 1942–43". She was sold in 1969 and was sunk during the Brisbane floods in 1974.

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* http://www.naa.gov.au/naaresources/Publications/research_guides/guides/dockyard/pages/chapter03/koala.htm 1939 ships Boom defence vessels of the Royal Australian Navy {{australia-mil-ship-stub