Allied Warships

HMAS Burnie (J 198)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 198 
Built byMorts Dock & Enginering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 
Ordered16 Apr 1940 
Laid down4 Jun 1940 
Launched25 Oct 1940 
Commissioned15 Apr 1941 
End service5 Jul 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned at Colombo, Ceylon on 5 July 1946 and transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy being renamed Hr.Ms Ceram.
Ceram was stricken in 1958.

 

Commands listed for HMAS Burnie (J 198)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. George Edward Gough, RANR(S)5 Feb 194111 Mar 1942
2T/Lt. Terence Christie, RANR(S)16 Jan 1942

3T/Lt. Terence Christie, RANR(S)14 Aug 1942

4Lt.Cdr. Bernard Lucien Dechaineux, RANR8 Jan 194413 Dec 1944
5Lt.Cdr. Edwin Max Andrewartha, RANR13 Dec 1944Aug 1945

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