HMAS Diamantina (K377)

HMAS Diamantina (K377/F377/A266/GOR266), an sanya mata suna bayan Kogin Diamantina da ke Queensland, kuma kogin yana da  mai aiki da Rundunar Sojan Ruwa ta Royal Australian (RAN). An gina shi a tsakiyar shekarun 1940, Diamantina tana aiki daga 1945 zuwa 1946, an ajiye shi a wurin ajiye kaya, sannan aka sake tura shi a matsayin jirgin bincike daga 1959 zuwa 1980.

Bayan janyewarta ta biyu, an adana jirgin ruwan a Gidan Tarihi na Queensland Maritime Museum a matsayin jirgin kayan tarihi. Ita ce jirgin ruwa na ƙarshe da aka yi a zamanin Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu da ya bar aikin RAN, kuma daga cikin jiragen ruwa 151 na aji na Kogin da aka gina wa sojojin ruwa 19 a duk duniya, Diamantina tana ɗaya daga cikin jiragen ruwa biyu kacal da aka adana a matsayin jirgin kayan tarihi.[ a ]

 Zane da gini 
Diamantina tana da nauyin tan 2,120 da aka cika da kaya, ko kuma tan 1,420 na matsakaicin motsi. An sanye ta da injunan faɗaɗawa guda uku waɗanda ke tuƙa sukurori biyu 5,500 indicated horsepower (4,100 kW).[1] Tana da nisan 5,180 nautical miles (9,590 km; 5,960 mi) na teku a 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) , tare da babban gudun 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)Tana dauke da makamai guda biyu masu girman QF 4 inches (100 mm) . Bindigogi Mk. XVI gaba da baya da kuma bindigogi takwas masu hawa guda ɗaya QF 20 mm Oerlikons, kodayake daga baya an maye gurbinsu da QF 40 mm Bofors guda uku da aka ɗora guda ɗaya da QF 20 guda huɗu da aka ɗora tagwaye mm Oerlikons. Don yaƙin ƙarƙashin ruwa, an sanya wa jirgin na'urar haƙowa ta Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S guda ɗaya, kuma tana ɗaukar har zuwa ƙarfin zurfin 50. Tana da ƙarin 140.[1]

An kwantar da jirgin Diamantina a ranar 12 ga Afrilu, 1943 a Walkers Limited, Maryborough, an ƙaddamar da shi a ranar 6 ga Afrilu, 1944, kuma an ƙaddamar da shi a Hervey Bay a ranar 27 ga Afrilu, 1945. An sanya mata suna ne saboda Kogin Diamantina da ke Queensland, kuma tana ɗaya daga cikin jiragen ruwa takwas na ajin Kogi da aka gina don RAN a lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu.

 Rufewa da adanawa 
Diamantina ta biya kuɗin jirgin ruwan RAN a ranar 29 ga Fabrairu, 1980, kuma ita ce jirgin ruwa na ƙarshe da aka yi a lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu da ya yi wa Ostiraliya hidima. An miƙa Diamantina ga Gidan Tarihin Jiragen Ruwa na Queensland don a ajiye ta har abada a Tashar Jiragen Ruwa ta Kudu da ke kan Kogin Brisbane a Kudancin Brisbane. HMAS ta maye gurbinta da rundunar RAN. Dafa abinci.

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