Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 222 |
Built by | Poole & Steel Pty. Ltd. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 24 Apr 1941 |
Launched | 18 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 Jul 1942 |
Lost | 11 Jun 1943 |
History | Sunk in the Indian Ocean about 60 nautical miles west off Fremantle, Australia in a collision with the U.S. Liberty ship Gilbert Costin. |
Commands listed for HMAS Wallaroo (J 222)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Eric Sinclair Ross, RANR(S) | 3 Jul 1942 | 11 Jun 1943 |
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