HMAS Castlemaine will be closed on Tuesday 24th December to Thursday 26 December, but from Friday 27 December to Sunday 12 January 2025 (inclusive) the ship will be open EVERY DAY. After 12 January we will revert to normal Saturday/Sunday and public holiday opening.
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.
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.
