| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 157 |
| Built by | Walkers Ltd. (Maryborough, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 6 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 26 Mar 1941 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1941 |
| End service | 5 Jul 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned at Colombo, Ceylon on 5 July 1946 and transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy on the same day being renamed Boeroe. Commanding Officers: A/Lt.Cdr. James Houston Simpson, RANR(S) T/Lt.Cdr. Spence Bernard Komoll, RANR(S) Lt. Howard Frank Goodwin, RANR |
Commands listed for HMAS Toowoomba (J 157)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Paul Hugill Hirst, RAN | 19 May 1941 | 19 Aug 1942 | |
| 2 | James Houston Simpson, RANR(S) | 19 Aug 1942 | Jan 1945 | |
| 3 | Spence Bernard Komoll, RANR(S) | Jan 1945 | ??? | |
| 4 | Howard Frank Goodwin, RANR | ??? | Oct 1945 ? | |
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