Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 285 |
Built by | Walkers Ltd. (Maryborough, Queensland, Australia) |
Ordered | 7 Aug 1941 |
Laid down | 9 Feb 1942 |
Launched | 11 Jul 1942 |
Commissioned | 9 Nov 1942 |
End service | 17 Jan 1946 |
History | Decommissioned to reserve on 17 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Bowen (J 285)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | T/Lt. Gordon Leonard Olsen, RANR(S) | Oct 1942 | 11 Aug 1943 | |
2 | T/Lt. Hudson Croft Asher, RANR(S) | 18 Dec 1943 | Oct 1944 | |
3 | Lt. Donald Leslie Beattie, RANR(S) | Oct 1944 | Nov 1944 | |
4 | T/Lt. Hudson Croft Asher, RANR(S) | Nov 1944 | 4 Jul 1945 | |
5 | Lt.Cdr. John Frederick Berry, RANR | 4 Jul 1945 | 18 Nov 1945 |
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