| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 203 |
| Built by | Walkers Ltd. (Maryborough, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | 12 Jun 1940 |
| Laid down | 6 Nov 1940 |
| Launched | 26 Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 2 Feb 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to be broken up for scrap in January 1961. |
Commands listed for HMAS Rockhampton (J 203)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Robert Thomas Salmon, RANR(S) | 22 Sep 1941 | Nov 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RAN | Nov 1943 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt. Guy James Alexander Ashley-Brown, RAN | 14 Jul 1944 | Jan 1945 | |
| 4 | Lt. Geoffrey Stanley Hill Champion, RANR(S) | Jan 1945 | Feb 1945 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Herbert Kennedy Dwyer, RANR | 10 Feb 1945 | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Notable events involving Rockhampton include:
6 Apr 1942
Convoy SM 1.
This convoy departed Sydney on 6 April 1942.
It was made up of the transports; Cremer (Dutch, 4608 GRT, built 1926), Maetsuycker (Dutch, 4131 GRT, built 1936) and Van Heutsz (Dutch, 4588 GRT, built 1926).
On departure from Sydney the convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Adelaide (Capt. H.A. Showers, RAN), minesweeper HMAS Rockhampton (Lt. R.T. Salmon, RANR(S)) and the auxiliary A/S vessel HMAS Bingera (Lt.Cdr. N.R. Read, RAN).
The convoy arrived in Port Phillip Bay on 10 April 1942. (1)
Sources
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Adelaide for April 1942