| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 205 |
| Built by | Evans Deakin Ltd. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | 10 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 16 Nov 1940 |
| Launched | 13 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 5 Aug 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 5 August 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Townsville (J 205)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) John Abbott, RAN | 17 Feb 1941 | 30 Jun 1942 | |
| 2 | Lt. Alan Farquhar-Smith, RANR(S) | 10 Jul 1942 | Feb 1944 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Alexander Blane Brackenridge, RANR(S) | 12 Mar 1944 | ||
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leslie Norman Morison, RANR(S) | 5 Jan 1945 | 16 Sep 1945 | |
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