| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 175 |
| Built by | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 29 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 16 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 17 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 26 Jan 1942 |
| End service | 12 Jul 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 12 July 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Cessnock (J 175)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Thomas Sidney Marchington, RANR(S) | 1 Dec 1941 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt. Edward John Thomas Sweetman, RANR(S) | 2 Nov 1943 | 4 Dec 1944 | |
| 3 | Lt. Alan Gordon Chapman, RANR(S) | 4 Dec 1944 | Oct 1945 | |
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