| HMAS Nereus | |
|---|---|
 HMAS Nereus on Sydney Harbour | |
| Career (Australia) | |
| Name: | Nereus |
| Builder: | Lars Halvorsen and Sons, Neutral Bay |
| Launched: | 1939 |
| Career (Australia) |  |
| Name: | HMAS Nereus |
| Fate: | Destroyed by fire in 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 66 feet (20 m) |
| Armament: | 1 .303 Vickers MG, 4 Depth charges |
HMAS Nereus (19) was a channel patrol boat of the Naval Auxiliary Patrol of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War.
Fate[]
Nereus was destroyed by fire on 2 July 1942 while on duties in Sydney Harbour.
References[]
- Cassells, Vic; For those in peril: a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century, Kenthurst, Kangaroo Press, 1995
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