| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 323 |
| Built by | Williamstown Dockyard (Williamstown, Victoria, Australia) |
| Ordered | 2 Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | 24 Mar 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 27 Apr 1943 |
| End service | 28 Jan 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned to reserve 28 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Benalla (J 323)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie Norman Morison, RANR(S) | 27 Apr 1943 | 18 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. George Dalton Tancred, RAN | 19 Jun 1943 | 1 Jan 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. D'Arcy Thomas Gale, RAN | 2 Jan 1944 | 1 May 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. John Joseph Cody, RAN | May 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
| 5 | Lt. Stanley Rae Schofield, RAN | 2 May 1945 | 25 Jun 1945 |
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