Allied Warships

HMAS Swan (L 74 / U 74)

Sloop of the Grimsby class

Navy	The Royal Australian Navy
Type	Sloop
Class	Grimsby
Pennant	L 74 / U 74
Built by	Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Ordered
Laid down	1 May 1935
Launched	28 Mar 1936
Commissioned	21 Jan 1937
End service	20 Sep 1962
Loss position

History	Decommissioned on 20 September 1962. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 5 June 1964. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Edward James Prevost, RN 1 September 1939 – 15 May 1940 Lt. Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RAN 15 May 1940 – 9 July 1942 Cdr. George Carmichael Oldham, RAN 9 July 1942 – 19 September 1943 Lt.Cdr. Andrew Veitch Bunyan, RANR(S) 19 September 1943 – September 1944 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Douglas Winston RANR(S) September 1944 – 10 February 1945 Lt. William John Dovers, RAN 10 February 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

Commands listed for HMAS Swan (L 74 / U 74)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Edward James Prevost, RN	1 Sep 1939	15 May 1940
2	Lt.Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RAN	15 May 1940	9 Jul 1942
3	George Carmichael Oldham, RAN	9 Jul 1942	19 Sep 1943
4	Andrew Veitch Bunyan, RANR(S)	19 Sep 1943	Sep 1944
5	Douglas Winston, RANR(S)	Sep 1944	10 Feb 1945
6	William John Dovers, RAN	10 Feb 1945	Oct 1945 ?

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