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HMAS Kara Kara (Y276) was a 525 ton auxiliary boom defence vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. Built by J. Crichton & Company, Saltney and launched in 1926 for Sydney Ferries as a vehicular ferry. She was converted to a cargo carrier after the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. Requisitioned by the RAN in 1941 and used as a auxiliary boom defence vessel at Darwin. Paid off in 1945, she was placed in reserve until 1972, when she was sold to be broken up. Her hull was sunk as a target off Jervis Bay in 1973.

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  • HMAS Kara Kara (Y276) was a 525 ton auxiliary boom defence vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. Built by J. Crichton & Company, Saltney and launched in 1926 for Sydney Ferries as a vehicular ferry. She was converted to a cargo carrier after the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. Requisitioned by the RAN in 1941 and used as a auxiliary boom defence vessel at Darwin. Paid off in 1945, she was placed in reserve until 1972, when she was sold to be broken up. Her hull was sunk as a target off Jervis Bay in 1973.
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  • Kara Kara in the United Kingdom in 1926 just after being built as a vehicular ferry
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  • HMAS Kara Kara (Y276) was a 525 ton auxiliary boom defence vessel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. Built by J. Crichton & Company, Saltney and launched in 1926 for Sydney Ferries as a vehicular ferry. She was converted to a cargo carrier after the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. Requisitioned by the RAN in 1941 and used as a auxiliary boom defence vessel at Darwin. Paid off in 1945, she was placed in reserve until 1972, when she was sold to be broken up. Her hull was sunk as a target off Jervis Bay in 1973.
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