| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Grimsby |
| Pennant | L 74 / U 74 |
| Built by | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 2 Jan 1935 |
| Laid down | 1 May 1935 |
| Launched | 28 Mar 1936 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jan 1937 |
| End service | 20 Sep 1962 |
| History | Decommissioned on 20 September 1962. |
Commands listed for HMAS Swan (L 74 / U 74)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward James Prevost, RN | 1 Sep 1939 | 14 May 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RAN | 15 May 1940 | 8 Jul 1942 | |
| 3 | Cdr. George Carmichael Oldham, RAN | 9 Jul 1942 | 18 Sep 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Andrew Veitch Bunyan, RANR(S) | 19 Sep 1943 | 15 Sep 1944 | |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Douglas Winston Hodges, RANR(S) | 15 Sep 1944 | 17 Nov 1944 | |
| 6 | Lt. William John Dovers, RAN | 10 Feb 1945 | 15 Oct 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Swan include:
23 May 1942
At 1000 hours, HrMs Tromp (Cdr. J.B. de Meester, RNN) and HMAS Arunta (Cdr. J.C. Morrow, DSO, RAN), turned over the escort of convoy ZK 8 over to HMAS Swan (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Travis, RAN), HMAS Goulburn (Lt. B. Paul, RANR(S)) and HMAS Cessnock (A/Lt.Cdr. T.S. Marchington, RANR(S)).
HrMs Tromp and HMAS Arunta then reversed course to return to Sydney. (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6849 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)