HMAS HORSHAM, (minesweeper), was launched at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, and HMAS BUNBURY, (minesweeper), was launched at Evans Deakin, Brisbane They were a part of the programme of 60 vessels of the class built in Australia during WWII.
HMAS WARRNAMBOOL, (minesweeper), evacuated 41 Dutch troops of Plover Force from the Aru Islands, in the Arafura Sea.