Allied Warships

HMAS Stawell (J 348)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 348 
Built byMelbourne Harbour Trust (Williamstown, Victoria, Australia) 
Ordered2 Aug 1941 
Laid down18 Jun 1942 
Launched3 Apr 1943 
Commissioned7 Aug 1943 
End service26 Mar 1946 
History

Decommissioned into Reserve on 26 March 1946.
Transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy in May 1952.
Sold to be broken up for scrap to the Pacific Scrap Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand) in July 1968.  

Commands listed for HMAS Stawell (J 348)

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1T/Lt. Sidney John Griffith, RANR(S)1 Jul 1943Oct 1945

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