Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/July 23

HMAS Burdekin after the end of the war

HMAS Burdekin was a River class frigate which formed part of the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. Burdekin was built at Maryborough, Queensland and was commissioned in June 1944. She escorted convoys between New Guinea and the Philippines from November 1944 to May 1945. In May 1945 she supported the Australian landing at Tarakan and carried out surveillance operations in the Borneo and Celebes areas. Following the war Burdekin operated in the Netherlands East Indies and the Japanese surrender of Dutch Borneo was accepted on board the ship. HMAS Burdekin paid off into reserve in April 1946 and was sold for scrap in 1961.