The first HMAS Bendigo (J187/B237/A111) was a Bathurst-class minesweeper, a group commonly known as corvettes and including escort and patrol duties along with minesweeping.
HMAS Bendigo
The Bathurst-class corvettes were a class of general purpose vessels designed and built in Australia during World War II. Originally classified as minesweepers, but widely referred to as corvettes, the Bathurst-class vessels fulfilled a broad anti-submarine, anti-mine, and convoy escort role.
HMAS Latrobe
HMAS Fremantle.
HMAS Cowra's 4-inch Mk XIX gun during a training exercise in 1945
Minutes after the launch of HMAS Deloraine at Mort's Dock & Engineering Company workers begin preparations to lay down the next vessel.