HMAS ''Kurumba'' was an oil tanker operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1919 to 1946. ''Kurumba'' was built by

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, Wallsend for the RAN and was launched on 14 September 1916. Commissioned on 7 December 1916 as part of the Royal Navy's Royal Fleet Auxiliary and served until 11 March 1919 when she was transferred to the Royal Australian Fleet Auxiliary and arrived in Australia in July. ''Kurumba'' operated in Australian and South-East Asia waters until being paid off to reserve on 4 June 1928. ''Kurumba'' was reactivated on 4 September 1939 and served in Australian waters and the South West Pacific Area during World War II. Following the war she was taken out of service in July 1946 and was sold to Artemis Maritime Co Inc, Panama in January 1948 and she was renamed ''Angeliki''.Wilson, p.23. In 1955, she was sold to Pappas Eleftheriades and renamed ''Evangelos''. She was broken up at Castellón de la Plana in 1966.

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*Wilson, Michael; Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 - Revised Edition, Topmill Pty Ltd, Marrickville. *Seapower Centre - Australi
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