HMAS Cessnock (l)

HMAS Cessnock was one of sixty Bathurst Class, Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during World War 2 in Australian shipyards. Cessnock was engaged escorting convoys throughout WW 2. Cessnock was constantly in service as an escort vessel over the entire length of the Mediterranean including participation in the Allied invasion of Sicily. She was involved in a collision with a dhow in the Red Sea between Aden and the Suez.