HMAS Olive Cam
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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
 HMAS Olive Cam | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Neale & West, Fish Merchants, Cardiff, Wales (1920-1928)
T.A. Field, Sydney, Australia (1928-1929) Cam & Sons Ltd, Sydney, Australia (1929-1940) |
| Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, Yorkshire, UK (Yard No. 437) |
| Launched | 30 September 1920 |
| Completed | December 1920 |
| In service | 14 December 1920 |
| History | |
 Australia | |
| Name | Olive Cam |
| Acquired | 18 September 1939 |
| Commissioned | 6 October 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 14 November 1945 |
| Identification | FY76 |
| Fate | Returned to owner on 24 April 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 281 gross register tonnage[2] |
| Length | 128.5 ft (39 m)[2] |
| Beam | 23.5 ft (7 m)[2] |
| Depth | 12.6 ft (4 m)[2] |
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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]
