Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 244 |
Built by | Williamstown Dockyard (Williamstown, Victoria, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 17 Feb 1941 |
Launched | 7 Aug 1941 |
Commissioned | 17 Jul 1942 |
End service | 14 Dec 1945 |
History | Decommissioned 14 December 1945. She is now moored at Gem Pier, Williamstown, as a museum ship. |
Commands listed for HMAS Castlemaine (J 244)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Philip Jack Sullivan, RANR(S) | 13 Apr 1942 | 23 Jun 1944 |
2 | Lt. Gilbert Sutherland Gordon, RAN | 23 Jun 1944 | Nov 1944 |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Percy Goldsworthy Collins, RANR(S) | Nov 1944 | May 1945 ? |
4 | Lt. Francis Reginald Bruce Moss, RANVR | 4 Nov 1944 | 21 Dec 1945 |
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