| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 316 |
| Built by | Poole & Steel Pty. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | 26 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 3 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1943 |
| End service | 8 Jun 1959 |
| History | Decommissioned at Melbourne on 26 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMAS Cootamundra (J 316)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. George Alfred Johns, RANR(S) | Jan 1943 | 20 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Harold James Hull, RANR | 20 Dec 1944 | 20 Sep 1945 |
| 3 | Lt. Kenneth Ralph Gourlay, RANR | 21 Sep 1945 |
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