| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 188 |
| Built by | Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. (Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) |
| Ordered | 31 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 4 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 14 Aug 1942 |
| End service | 5 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 5 April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Gawler (J 188)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) William John Seymour, RAN | 15 Jul 1942 | 4 Jun 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Joseph Henry Patrick Dixon, RANR(S) | 5 Jun 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Notable events involving Gawler include:
11 Mar 1943
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Valkenburg, RNN) conducted exercises off Colombo with HMAS Gawler (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) W.J. Seymour, RAN). (1)
17 Jun 1943
HMAS Gawler (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Seymour, RN) picks up survivors from the British troop transport Yoma that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-81 northwest of Derna in position 33°03'N, 22°04'E.
9 Jun 1945
HMS Virtue (Lt. R.D. Cairns, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Manus with (at least) HMAS Gawler (Lt.Cdr. J.H.P. Dixon, RANR(S)). (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6427 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/20291
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.