Due to the Covid-19 situation, entry to HMAS Castlemaine has been closed from 18 March 2020. In the meantime, please enjoy this website's many images and stories about the ship, and we hope to be able to reopen to the public again soon.
WELCOME TO HMAS CASTLEMAINE
WWII veteran and the last Bathurst Class corvette still afloat
Visit us 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 those volunteers since 1974. The ship is afloat at Gem Pier, Williamstown, close to cafes, playgrounds, galleries and Seaworks Maritime Precinct.
New Book on Corvettes
A beautiful new book, The ABC of Royal Australian Navy Corvettes by Able
Seaman Libby Pearce, is now available for sale on the ship for $15.00.
Hardback pictorial history of all the Bathurst class corvettes, 142 pages and
22x30cm size.
