| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 315 |
| Built by | Morts Dock & Enginering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | 8 Mar 1942 |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 Dec 1942 |
| End service | 25 Oct 1957 |
| History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 28 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMAS Wagga (J 315)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Donald Knight Cracknell, RANR(S) | 7 Dec 1942 | 6 Aug 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. John Edwin Reynolds, RD, RANR | 7 Aug 1943 | 14 Sep 1943 |
| 3 | Lt. Ian Kitchener Purvis, RAN | 15 Sep 1943 | 25 Jan 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. Edward Malcolm Young, RANVR | 26 Jan 1944 | 17 Apr 1944 |
| 5 | A/Lt.Cdr. Claude James Poingsdestre Guille, OBE, RANR(S) | 18 Apr 1944 | 1 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Wagga include:
13 Mar 1945
Around 1100I/13, HMAS Vendetta (Lt. G.S. Gordon, RAN) was relieved on the A/S patrol off Humboldt Bay by HMAS Wagga (A/Lt.Cdr. C.J.P. Guille, OBE, RANR(S)).
After fuelling and watering, HMAS Vendetta departed Humboldt Bay for Madang around 1600I/13.
HMAS Vendetta was to proceed to Australia for refit. (1)
Sources
- Report of proceedings of HMAS Vendetta for March 1945