HMAS Kweena
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Kweena
HMAS Kweena
- Mr William Ogilvy Fairweather (1933–1943, 1945–?)
- Royal Australian Navy (1943–1945)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Lars Halvorsen Sons, Neutral Bay, Australia |
| Launched | 1933 |
| In service | 1933 |
| Fate | In service[1][2] |
 Australia | |
| Name | HMAS Kweena |
| Commissioned | July 1943 |
| Decommissioned | March 1944 |
| Fate | Returned to civilian service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor cruiser/Auxiliary patrol boat |
| Length | 38 ft (11.58 m) o/a |
| Beam | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Draught | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
HMAS Kweena (also known as Kweena), was a motor cruiser launched in 1933, that was requisitioned and commissioned as an auxiliary patrol boat and tender vessel during World War II by the Royal Australian Navy.
Kweena was built by Lars Halvorsen Sons of Neutral Bay, Sydney for Sydney based furniture manufacturer William Fairweather in 1933. A motor cruiser, the vessel was built for comfort, with a cruising speed of only 8 knots. Fairweather was a member of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales, and the vessel was recorded as taking part in a local regatta in December 1934. Fairweather himself would become the Vice Commodore of the Yacht club in 1941. Kweena would remain in his ownership until June 4 1943, when she was purchased for £1,150 by the Royal Australian Navy.[1][2]