Allied Warships

HMAS Gouldburn (J 167)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 167 
Built byCockatoo Docks and Engineering Co Ltd (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 
Ordered16 Apr 1940 
Laid down10 Jul 1940 
Launched16 Nov 1940 
Commissioned28 Feb 1941 
End service27 Sep 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 27 September 1946.
Sold into merchantile service on 13 October 1947 being renamed Benita.

 

Commands listed for HMAS Gouldburn (J 167)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Basil Paul, RANR(S)28 Feb 19416 Jul 1943
2Lt.Cdr. John Nevill Collins, RANR(S)6 Jul 19433 Jan 1945
3T/Lt.Cdr. Philip Jack Sullivan, RANR(S)3 Jan 19458 May 1945
4Lt. Eric Kuhle Connor, RANR8 May 1945April 1946

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