Allied Warships

HMAS Rockhampton (J 203)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 203 
Built byWalkers Ltd. (Maryborough, Queensland, Australia) 
Ordered12 Jun 1940 
Laid down6 Nov 1940 
Launched26 Jun 1941 
Commissioned2 Feb 1942 
End service 
History

Sold to be broken up for scrap in January 1961.

 

Commands listed for HMAS Rockhampton (J 203)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Robert Thomas Salmon, RANR(S)22 Sep 1941Nov 1943
2Lt.Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RANNov 1943???

3Lt. Guy James Alexander Ashley-Brown, RAN14 Jul 1944Jan 1945
4Lt. Geoffrey Stanley Hill Champion, RANR(S)Jan 1945Feb 1945
5Lt.Cdr. Herbert Kennedy Dwyer, RANR10 Feb 1945Oct 1945 ?

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Notable events involving Rockhampton include:


6 Apr 1942

Convoy SM 1.

This convoy departed Sydney on 6 April 1942.

It was made up of the transports;
Cremer (Dutch, 4608 GRT, built 1926), Maetsuycker (Dutch, 4131 GRT, built 1936) and Van Heutsz (Dutch, 4588 GRT, built 1926).

On departure from Sydney the convoy was escorted by the light cruiser HMAS Adelaide (Capt. H.A. Showers, RAN), minesweeper HMAS Rockhampton (Lt. R.T. Salmon, RANR(S)) and the auxiliary A/S vessel HMAS Bingera (Lt.Cdr. N.R. Read, RAN).

The convoy arrived in Port Phillip Bay on 10 April 1942. (1)

Sources

  1. Report of proceedings of HMAS Adelaide for April 1942

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