| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 353 |
| Built by | Evans Deakin Ltd. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | 2 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 9 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 3 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissiond into Reserve on 3 April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Kiama (J 353)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Samuel James Benson, RANR(S) | 4 Oct 1943 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Notable events involving Kiama include:
20 Feb 1945
During 20 and 21 February 1945, HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN), conducted exercises off Fremantle with HMAS Kiama (T/Lt. S.J. Benson, RANR(S)). These included night exercises. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19698
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.