| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 183 |
| Built by | Walkers Ltd. (Maryborough, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 31 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 5 Jul 1941 |
| Commissioned | 11 May 1942 |
| End service | 17 Jan 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned and transferred to the Dutch Navy on 17 January 1946 being renamed Ambon. |
Commands listed for HMAS Cairns (J 183)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Edward MacMillan, RANR(S) | 20 Apr 1942 | 15 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Frank Willshaw Roberts, RANR(S) | 16 Dec 1943 | 18 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Norman Grant Weber, RANR(S) | 19 Jun 1944 | 5 Aug 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. Christopher Mervyn Callow, RANVR | 6 Aug 1945 | 10 Sep 1945 |
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