HMAS Diamond Snake
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Australia |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Australia|naval-1913}} |Ship name=HMAS Diamond Snake |Ship namesake= |Ship builder=J.J. Savage and Sons, Williamstown |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=1945 |Ship completed= |Ship in service=23 July 1945 |Ship out of service=19 October 1945 |Ship struck= |Ship registry= |Ship fate=Transferred to Australian Army |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Snake-class junk |Ship tonnage=80 tons (gross) |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|66|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|17|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= |Ship depth={{convert|7.6|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship power=Gray Marine 64 YTL diesel, single screw, {{convert|300|hp|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed={{convert|9|kn|km/h}} |Ship range={{convert|500|nmi|km}} |Ship endurance= |Ship capacity=20 tons of cargo |Ship complement=9 |Ship armament=Two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, three or four M2 Browning machine guns or Bren Guns |Ship notes= }} |
HMAS Diamond Snake was a Snake-class junk built for the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. She was launched in 1945 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 23 July 1945. She was used by the Services Reconnaissance Department and was paid off on 19 October 1945, before being transferred to the Australian Army.{{sfn|Straczek|1996|p=}}
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References
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- {{cite book|last=Straczek|first=J.H.|year=1996|title=Royal Australian Navy: A-Z Ships, Aircraft and Shore Establishments|publisher=Navy Public Affairs|location=Sydney|isbn=1876043784}}
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Further reading
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- {{cite book|title=Corvettes. Australia's Naval Patrol Forces. Photofile No. 10|publisher=Topmill|location=Marrickille|date=2001|isbn=1-876860-21-9}}
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