| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | N |
| Pennant | G 97 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 15 Apr 1939 |
| Laid down | 26 Jul 1939 |
| Launched | 22 May 1940 |
| Commissioned | 11 Dec 1940 |
| End service | 26 Oct 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the Royal Navy on 26 October 1945. |
| Former name | HMS Napier |
Commands listed for HMAS Napier (G 97)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Stephen Harry Tolson Arliss, RN | 28 Nov 1940 | 7 Nov 1942 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Arnold Holbrook Green, DSC, RAN | 7 Nov 1942 | 15 Sep 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Charles John Stephenson, RAN | 15 Sep 1944 | 7 Oct 1944 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. John Plunkett-Cole, RAN | 8 Oct 1944 | 1 Nov 1944 |
| 5 | Cdr. Herbert James Buchanan, DSO, RAN | 2 Nov 1944 | 20 Sep 1945 |
| 6 | Cdr. George Scott Stewart, RAN | 21 Sep 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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