| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 198 |
| Built by | Morts Dock & Enginering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 16 Apr 1940 |
| Laid down | 4 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 25 Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 Apr 1941 |
| End service | 5 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. |
Commands listed for HMAS Burnie (J 198)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. George Edward Gough, RANR(S) | 5 Feb 1941 | 11 Mar 1942 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Terence Christie, RANR(S) | 16 Jan 1942 | ||
| 3 | T/Lt. Terence Christie, RANR(S) | 14 Aug 1942 | ||
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Bernard Lucien Dechaineux, RANR | 8 Jan 1944 | 13 Dec 1944 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Edwin Max Andrewartha, RANR | 13 Dec 1944 | Aug 1945 | |
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