Allied Warships

HMAS Geraldton (J 178)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 178 
Built byPoole & Steel Pty. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 
Ordered31 Jul 1940 
Laid down20 Mar 1941 
Launched16 Aug 1941 
Commissioned6 Apr 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to Turkey in August 1946 being renamed Antalya.

 

Commands listed for HMAS Geraldton (J 178)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. (retired) Harold Mayo Harris, RNRFeb 194226 Dec 1943
2Lt.Cdr. Lex McLean Carter, RANR27 Dec 194315 Oct 1944
3Lt. Alan Gordon Chapman, RANR(S)16 Oct 194424 Nov 1944
4Cdr. James Kenneth Walton, RAN24 Nov 194416 May 1945

5A/Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RAN23 Jun 194530 Oct 1945

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