Welcome to HMAS Castlemaine — Victoria's restored Bathurst
Class Corvette
Visit heritage-registered HMAS Castlemaine and and see how crews
lived and worked during wartime, witness the original engines turning over, and
experience Australian maritime history in our Museum.
HMAS Castlemaine is owned,
preserved and operated by the Maritime Trust of Australia, a totally
volunteer-run organisation, and has been restored and maintained by the
volunteers since 1974.
The ship is afloat at Gem Pier in Williamstown, Victoria, near cafes,
playgrounds and galleries. See Location Map.
Opening Hours
HMAS
Castlemaine is open from
11am to 4pm on weekends and public
holidays, apart from days of extreme heat (over 36°C).
We have a COVIDSafe plan in place, but no longer ask for mask wearing or
proof of vaccination. However we encourage social distancing, and to
keep our volunteer crew safe we prefer to receive payment by card if possible.
Entry Fees
Adults $10, Children 5-15 yrs $5, Families (two adults & two children)
$25. Children under 5 yrs free. All profits go towards the ship.
Crew on Deck, 1944
Please see the
Ship's Company of
Officers and Crew for our listing of all crew members, and if you have any information to update
these Honour Rolls it would be greatly appreciated.
Fifty-six Australian corvettes went to war in the 1940s. This is the
story of the only one still afloat.
Lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, crew lists, armaments,
equipment and corvette history: discover the amazing journey of HMAS
Castlemaine.
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Voyages of HMAS Castlemaine 1942-1945