| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 218 |
| Built by | Poole & Steel Pty. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 27 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 23 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 21 Oct 1942 |
| End service | 14 Jan 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 14 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Kapunda (J 218)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Desmond Aubrey Menlove, DSO, RANR(S) | 10 Oct 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Joseph Henry Patrick Dixon, RANR(S) | 1 Jan 1943 | 10 Mar 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Christopher Mervyn Callow, RANVR | 10 Mar 1944 | 8 Feb 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. Alwyn James Ford, RANR | 9 Feb 1945 | 18 Jan 1946 |
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