Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 252 |
Built by | Williamstown Dockyard (Williamstown, Victoria, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 22 Feb 1941 |
Launched | 17 Jan 1942 |
Commissioned | 7 Sep 1942 |
End service | 29 Jun 1948 |
History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 29 June 1948. |
Commands listed for HMAS Echuca (J 252)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Ronald Ashman Nettlefold, RANR | 4 May 1942 | 31 Dec 1944 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Neville Drake Pixley, RANR | 1 Jan 1945 | 21 May 1945 |
3 | Lt. Noel Somerville Townshend, RANVR | 21 May 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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