| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 178 |
| Built by | Poole & Steel Pty. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
| Ordered | 31 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 20 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 16 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 6 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to Turkey in August 1946 being renamed Antalya. |
Commands listed for HMAS Geraldton (J 178)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Harold Mayo Harris, RNR | Feb 1942 | 26 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Lex McLean Carter, RANR | 27 Dec 1943 | 15 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Alan Gordon Chapman, RANR(S) | 16 Oct 1944 | 24 Nov 1944 |
| 4 | Cdr. James Kenneth Walton, RAN | 24 Nov 1944 | 16 May 1945 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Lincoln Brandreth Parry, RANVR | 17 May 1945 | 22 Jun 1945 |
| 6 | A/Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RAN | 23 Jun 1945 | 30 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Geraldton include:
21 Sep 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMIS Hindustan (A/Cdr. H.C. Bird, OBE, RIN) and HMAS Geraldton (Lt.Cdr. L.M. Carter, RANR). (1)
23 Sep 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Colombo with HMIS Hindustan (A/Cdr. H.C. Bird, OBE, RIN) and HMAS Geraldton (Lt.Cdr. L.M. Carter, RANR). (1)
20 Jun 1945
HMS Vox (Lt. W.E.I. Littlejohn, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Sydney with HMAS Geraldton (T/Lt. G.L.B. Parry, RANVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18906
- ADM 173/20353
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.