Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 232 |
Built by | Morts Dock & Enginering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 19 Mar 1941 |
Launched | 26 Jul 1941 |
Commissioned | 22 Nov 1941 |
End service | 30 Jun 1948 |
History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 4 November 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Deloraine (J 232)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Desmond Aubrey Menlove, RANR(S) | 16 Sep 1941 | 4 May 1942 |
2 | T/Lt. John Colin Patrick Boyle, RANR(S) | 5 May 1942 | 20 May 1942 |
3 | Lt.Cdr. Howard Joseph Weston, RANR(S) | 21 May 1942 | 11 Mar 1944 |
4 | Lt. William John Williams, RANR(S) | 11 Mar 1944 | 27 Sep 1944 |
5 | Lt. William Eric Thompson, RANR | 27 Sep 1944 | Oct 1944 |
6 | Lt. William John Williams, RANR(S) | Oct 1944 | 15 Nov 1944 |
7 | Lt. Kenneth Ralph Gourlay, RANR | 15 Nov 1944 | Sep 1945 |
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