Hull / pennantJ222
ClassBathurst class
NavyRoyal Australian Navy
CountryAustralia
Builder / shipyardPoole & Steel Ltd., Sydney
Laid down1941-04
Launched1942-02-18
Completed1942-07
Recorded statusSunk
What is known about this ship
HMAS Wallaroo is documented as one completed Bathurst-class ships, built for the Royal Australian Navy. Later commissioned naval identities, where present, remain attached to this same hull.
Class context: Bathurst class
The Bathurst class was Australia’s wartime multi-role “Australian Minesweeper,” commonly called a corvette. Compact, simple, and suited to Australian yards, the class combined minesweeping with convoy escort, patrol, anti-submarine, survey, and postwar clearance work across a very wide operating area.
Later service and disposition
Lost after collision off Western Australia.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Bathurst class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- HMAS Bathurst (I) ↗Sea Power Centre - Australia · accessed 2026-09-19
- BATHURST minesweepers (1940 - 1944) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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