Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 218 |
Built by | Poole & Steel Pty. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 27 Aug 1941 |
Launched | 23 Jun 1942 |
Commissioned | 21 Oct 1942 |
End service | 14 Jan 1946 |
History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 14 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Kapunda (J 218)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Desmond Aubrey Menlove, DSO, RANR(S) | 10 Oct 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Joseph Henry Patrick Dixon, RANR(S) | 1 Jan 1943 | 10 Mar 1944 |
3 | Lt. Christopher Mervyn Callow, RANVR | 10 Mar 1944 | 8 Feb 1945 |
4 | Lt. Alwyn James Ford, RANR | 9 Feb 1945 | 18 Jan 1946 |
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