HMAS Olive Cam

HMAS Olive Cam
History
Name
  • Nodzu (1920-1929)
  • Olive Cam (1929-1954)[1]
OwnerNeale & West, Fish Merchants, Cardiff, Wales (1920-1928)

T.A. Field, Sydney, Australia (1928-1929)

Cam & Sons Ltd, Sydney, Australia (1929-1940)
BuilderCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, Yorkshire, UK (Yard No. 437)
Launched30 September 1920
CompletedDecember 1920
In service14 December 1920
History
Australia
NameOlive Cam
Acquired18 September 1939
Commissioned6 October 1939
Decommissioned14 November 1945
IdentificationFY76
FateReturned to owner on 24 April 1946
General characteristics
Tonnage281 gross register tonnage[2]
Length128.5 ft (39 m)[2]
Beam23.5 ft (7 m)[2]
Depth12.6 ft (4 m)[2]
Armament

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 18 September 1939. She was returned to her owners on 24 April 1946, before being wrecked near Green Cape Lighthouse, Eden, New South Wales on 2 November 1954 with the loss of three lives.[3]

Operational history

Originally built for use as a fishing trawler off Wales, Nodzu was purchased by T.A Field and sailed to Sydney, Australia in 1928. She was then purchased by Cam & Sons Ltd in February 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. Following her decommissioning on 14 November 1945, she was returned to her owners in 24 April 1946.

On 2 November 1954, she was wrecked 37°09′04″S 150°00′26″E / 37.151107°S 150.007120°E / -37.151107; 150.007120 near Green Cape Lighthouse, Eden, New South Wales, causing the deaths of three of her crewmen.

Citations

  1. ^ "Details of the Ship". Plimsoll ShipData. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Lloyds Register" (PDF). Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ "The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Thursday, 4 November 1954, p. 1". Argus. 4 November 1954. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

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