| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 192 |
| Built by | Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. (Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) |
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1940 |
| Laid down | 26 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 7 Aug 1941 |
| Commissioned | 7 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy in August 1946 being renamed Ternate. |
Commands listed for HMAS Kalgoorlie (J 192)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Harold Arthur Litchfield, RANR(S) | 29 Sep 1941 | 17 May 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Eric John Peel, RAN | 18 May 1944 | 26 Nov 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. John Smyth McBryde, RANR(S) | 27 Nov 1944 | Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Kalgoorlie include:
24 Jun 1945
HMS Voracious (Lt. D.R. Wilson, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Brisbane with HMAS Maryborough (Lt.Cdr. (Emgy.) M.W. Lancaster, RAN), HMAS Bendigo (Lt. W. Jackson, RANVR), HMAS Kalgoorlie (T/Lt.Cdr. John Smyth McBryde, RANR(S)) and another vessel [unable to read the name in the log of HMS Voracious]. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20343
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.