| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 184 |
| Built by | Williamstown Dockyard (Williamstown, Victoria, Australia) |
| Ordered | 4 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 19 Apr 1940 |
| Launched | 10 Dec 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1941 |
| End service | 27 Sep 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 27 September 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Ballarat (J 184)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Alfred Dudley Barling, RANR(S) | 20 Apr 1941 | 21 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Donald MacLeman, RANR(S) | 22 Mar 1943 | 13 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | Lt. Cecil Donald Dykes, RANR(S) | 14 Nov 1943 | Jun 1944 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Gordon Alexander Keith, RANR(S) | 12 Jun 1944 | 30 Nov 1944 |
| 5 | Cdr. Franklyn Bryce Morris, RAN | 1 Dec 1944 | 18 Jun 1945 |
| 6 | A/Cdr. Neven Robinson Read, RAN | 19 Jun 1945 | Nov 1945 |
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