Allied Warships

HMAS Lismore (J 145)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 145 
Built byMorts Dock (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 
Ordered4 Dec 1939 
Laid down1 Mar 1940 
Launched10 Aug 1940 
Commissioned24 Jan 1941 
End service3 Jul 1946 
Loss position
 
History

HMAS Lismore served at the British East Indies Station from June 1941 onwards. The ship was based in Colombo and later in the Red Sea. In May 1943 she went to the Mediterranean and was involved in the Sicily landings the following July. HMAS Lismore went back to the Eastern Fleet in October 1943 and was transferred to the British Pacific Fleet in 1945.

Decommissioned and transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy on 3 July 1946 being renamed Hr.Ms. Batjan.

 

Commands listed for HMAS Lismore (J 145)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Stanley Hamill Crawford, RANR(S)Nov 194014 Feb 1943
2T/Lt. Lancelot Claude Graham Lever, RANR(S)15 Feb 19433 Jan 1945
3T/Lt. David Simpson Thomson, RANR(S)4 Jan 1945Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Lismore include:


17 Jun 1943
HMAS Lismore (T/Lt. L.C.G. Lever, RANR(S)) picks up survivors from the British troop transport Yoma that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-81 northwest of Derna in position 33º03'N, 22º04'E.

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