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Design and construction{{main|Bathurst-class corvette}}In 1938, the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (ACNB) identified the need for a general purpose 'local defence vessel' capable of both anti-submarine and mine-warfare duties, while easy to construct and operate.[2][3] The vessel was initially envisaged as having a displacement of approximately 500 tons, a speed of at least {{convert|10|kn}}, and a range of {{convert|2000|nmi}}[4] The opportunity to build a prototype in the place of a cancelled Bar-class boom defence vessel saw the proposed design increased to a 680-ton vessel, with a {{convert|15.5|kn}} top speed, and a range of {{convert|2850|nmi}}, armed with a 4-inch gun, equipped with asdic, and able to fitted with either depth charges or minesweeping equipment depending on the planned operations: although closer in size to a sloop than a local defence vessel, the resulting increased capabilities were accepted due to advantages over British-designed mine warfare and anti-submarine vessels.[2][5] Construction of the prototype {{HMAS|Kangaroo||6}} did not go ahead, but the plans were retained.[6] The need for locally built 'all-rounder' vessels at the start of World War II saw the "Australian Minesweepers" (designated as such to hide their anti-submarine capability, but popularly referred to as "corvettes") approved in September 1939, with 60 constructed during the course of the war: 36 (including Parkes) ordered by the RAN, 20 ordered by the British Admiralty but manned and commissioned as RAN vessels, and 4 for the Royal Indian Navy.[2][7][8][9][1] Parkes was laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane on 16 March 1943.[1] She was launched on 30 October 1943 by Mrs Brown, wife of the President of the Senate, and commissioned into the RAN on 25 May 1944.[1] The ship was originally to be named Mudgee, for the town of Mudgee, New South Wales.[10]Operational historyThe corvette earned two battle honours for her wartimes service: "Pacific 1944" and "New Guinea 1944".[11][12] FateParkes paid off to reserve on 17 December 1945 in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1] The vessel was sold for scrap to Hong Kong Rolling Mills Ltd on 2 May 1957.[1]Citations1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-parkes-i |title=HMAS Parkes (I) |accessdate=15 September 2008 |publisher=Sea Power Centre Australia |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104182237/http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-parkes-i |archivedate=4 November 2012 |df= }} 2. ^1 2 Stevens, The Australian Corvettes, p. 1 3. ^Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 103. 4. ^Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–104. 5. ^Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–105. 6. ^Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 104. 7. ^Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 105, 148. 8. ^Donohue, From Empire Defence to the Long Haul, p. 29. 9. ^Stevens et al., The Royal Australian Navy, p. 108. 10. ^{{cite journal |last=Straczek |first=Joe |date=Winter 2003 |title=What's in a name: a chronological list - part 2 |journal=Australian Sea Heritage |publisher=Australian Heritage Fleet |issue=75 |page=13 |issn=0813-0523}} 11. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |title=Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |archivedate=13 June 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |accessdate=23 December 2012}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |title=Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |archivedate=14 June 2011 |accessdate=23 December 2012}} References
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