HMAS Kookaburra
The boom defence vessel HMAS Kookaburra was built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard for the Royal Australian Navy as ship number 126. It was laid down before the outbreak of World War II on 4 July 1938, launched on 29 October 1938, and completed on 28 February 1939. HMAS Kookaburra was 135 feet in overall length, with displacement of 533 tons. HMAS Kookaburra was paid off in 1958, and finally scuttled in March 1970.
| WORKING DRAWINGS OF BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL HMAS KOOKABURRA, 1934–39 | M3104 | |
 | Quantity: 0.99 metres
The drawings in this series include general arrangements, specifications, lines and framing plan, keel details, water and drainage services, and ventilation. | |
| General arrangement of decks and hold, 1938 | M3104, 2 | |
| Vegetable and potato locker, beef screen and lifebelt rack, 1938 | M3104, 92 | |
| ISSUE BOOK FOR WORKING DRAWINGS OF BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL HMAS KOOKABURRA, 1937–38 | M3221 | |
| Quantity: 0.09 metres
This series also partly functioned as a register to M3104. Other sections in the book refer to: drawings with two number indicators, probably from the Navy Office; guidance drawings of HMS Dunnet; notes relating to boat blocks, and tanks and deck castings; and the ship’s complement. | ||
| MANUFACTURERS’ DRAWINGS OF BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL HMAS KOOKABURRA, 1937–40 | M3105 | |
| Quantity: 0.18 metres
Manufacturers’ drawings in this series relate to equipment required for the vessel. | ||
| ‘AS FITTED’ DRAWINGS OF BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL HMAS KOOKABURRA, 1939 | M2923 | |
| Quantity: 0.09 metres
This series of drawings includes docking plans, tests and sections. | ||
| Sections, 1939 | M2923, 3 | |
| Shell expansion, 1939 | M2923, 6 | |
| WORKING MECHANICAL DRAWINGS OF BOOM DEFENCE VESSELS HMAS KOOKABURRA, KOALA, KANGAROO AND KARANGI, 1939–54 | M2826 | |
| Quantity: 0.18 metres
See the series description for HMAS Kangaroo on p. 93 for further information. | ||