Concluding our reprise of HMAS BARCOO and the Glenelg 'hurricane' of 1948 - RAN.

4479. Since weather is so much a part of the atmosphere of things, we hope everyone has enjoyed these fireside reminiscences of HMAS BARCOO'S grounding at West beach, Gleneg, during the great 'hurricane' of '48.

 

BARCOO is again seen here being brought into Port Adelaide by the sloop HMAS WARREGO after the survey frigate was re-floated. She was found to have suffered no damage, having come ashore on a sandy bottom.

 

There was a history of HMAS BARCOO written ' HMAS Barcoo - The story of a Ship and her Ship's Company' by Robert McAuslan, published in 1995, but it is a scarce volume, and we have not been unable to access it. Maybe in time.

 

BARCOO was decommissioned on 21 February 1964, and sold for scrapping on February 15, 1972 to N.W. Kennedy Ltd of Vancouver Canada. She was scrapped in Taiwan later that year.

 

Photo: RAN Historical, heritage Collection image ID NO. 04819.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN COMMENTS BELOW: From Les Roberts

 

HMAS BARCOO sailed to Sydney under her own steam and had the following repairs done in the Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island:

1. A/S Dome replaced.

2. Part of Port bilge keel removed, straightened and then replaced.

3. Bottom 25% of rudder removed and replaced.

4. Starboard propeller replaced, as tips were slightly turned.

5. All underwater fittings refitted.

 

 

 

A COMPENDIUM of links to 30+ HMAS BARCOO images on the Photostream can be found at Pic NO. 6186, here:

 

www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/7772799606/in/photostream

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