HMAS Diamond Snake

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.[1]

History
Australia
Name	HMAS Diamond Snake
Builder	J.J. Savage and Sons, Williamstown
Launched	1945
In service	23 July 1945
Out of service	19 October 1945
Fate	Transferred to Australian Army
General characteristics
Class and type	Snake-class junk
Tonnage	80 tons (gross)
Length	66 ft (20 m)
Beam	17 ft (5.2 m)
Depth	7.6 ft (2.3 m)
Installed power	Gray Marine 64 YTL diesel, single screw, 300 hp (220 kW)
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h)
Range	500 nautical miles (930 km)
Capacity	20 tons of cargo
Complement	9
Armament	Two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, three or four M2 Browning machine guns or Bren Guns