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The first HMAS Ipswich (J186/B244/A118) was a Bathurst-class corvette built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland and commissioned in June 1942. From November 1942 until January 1945, Ipswich was assigned to the British Eastern Fleet. Following this, she was assigned to the British Pacific Fleet. Ipswich was present in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed. HMAS Ipswich paid off on 5 July 1946 and was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Morotai. Morotai was later transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Hang Tuah.