 HMAS Shepparton (J248)

HMAS "Shepparton" (J248/M248), named for the city of Shepparton, Victoria, was one of 60 "Bathurst"-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Commissioned in early 1943, "Shepparton" was primarily employed as a survey vessel, tasked with updating Age of Sail-era charts and data for regions of New Guinea.