Stawell's very own minesweeper | Digging up the past

By Digging Up the Past
Updated March 23 2021 - 11:32pm, first published December 20 2020 - 12:00pm
Behold: HMAS Stawell, one of 60 Australian minesweepers built during World War II. PIcture: SUPPLIED
Behold: HMAS Stawell, one of 60 Australian minesweepers built during World War II. PIcture: SUPPLIED

HMAS Stawell was one of 60 Australian minesweepers built during World War II in Australian shipyards as part of the Commonwealth Government's Ship - Building Program and was built at the H.M.A. Naval Dockyard in Williamstown.

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