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HMAS Barcoo was a Royal Australian Navy River class frigate. Barcoo was built at Cockatoo Island in Sydney and was commissioned into the RAN in January 1944. The ship operated in New Guinean waters from March 1944 to March 1945 where she mainly served as a convoy escort. From April 1945 until the end of the war she supported the Australian-led Borneo Campaign. In August 1946 Barcoo was converted to a survey vessel and operated in this role until she was retired in 1949. After a period as a training hulk Barcoo was reactivated as a survey vessel from 1952 to 1956 and again from 1959 to 1964 when she was retired for the final time. Barcoo was sold for scrap in February 1972.