Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bathurst |
Pennant | J 236 |
Built by | Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co Ltd (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) |
Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 2 Mar 1942 |
Launched | 25 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 16 Nov 1942 |
End service | 14 Jan 1946 |
History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 14 January 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Glenelg (J 236)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Alfred Frederick Summerfield, RANR(S) | 11 Nov 1942 | May 1944 |
2 | T/Lt. Leslie Robson, RANR(S) | May 1944 | 14 Mar 1945 |
3 | Lt.Cdr. Herbert Gordon Whitebrook, RANR | 15 Mar 1945 | 14 Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Glenelg include:
18 Nov 1944
USS Barbero (Cdr. I.S. Hartman, USN) departed from Mios Woendi resuming her 2nd war patrol. She was escorted out by HMAS Glenelg (T/Lt. L. Robson, RANR(S)).