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![]() Patricia Cam prior to entering military service
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Owner | Cam & Sons Pty Ltd |
Builder | G. Beattie, Brisbane Waters, New South Wales |
Fate | Requisitioned by RAN |
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Acquired | 9 February 1942 |
Commissioned | 3 March 1942 |
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Fate | Sunk, 22 January 1943 |
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Type | Fishing vessel |
Displacement | 301 tons |
Length | 120 ft 9 in (36.80 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 3 in (9.22 m) |
Draught | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Propulsion | diesel engines, 160 HP |
Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
Complement | 2 officers, 17 ratings |
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HMAS Patricia Cam was an auxiliary vessel operated by the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. She was sunk by a Japanese aircraft in 1943.