20th Minesweeping Flotilla (Australia)

The 20th Minesweeping Flotilla was a Royal Australian Navy minesweeping flotilla that operated during the Second World War. Formed on 9 December 1939 and styled in the naming convention for minesweeping flotilla names used by the Royal Navy, the flotilla consisted of HMAS Swan, Yarra, Doomba and Orara. The makeup of the flotilla changed during the course of the war.

Ships of the flotilla

HMAS Swan
HMAS Yarra
HMAS Doomba
HMAS Orara
HMAS Warrego
HMAS Warrnambool
HMAS Echuca
HMAS Burnie
HMAS Mildura
HMAS Bunbury
HMAS Katoomba
HMAS Lithgow
HMAS Ararat
HMAS Cowra
HMAS Dubbo
HMAS Rockhampton
HMAS Townsville
HMAS Deloraine

References

Royal Australian Navy

Australian Defence Force

Command

Chief of Navy
Deputy Chief of Navy
Commander Australian Fleet
Director-General Maritime Operations
Commodore Flotillas
Warrant Officer of the Navy

Organisation

Royal Australian Naval Reserve
Australian Navy Cadets
Maritime Border Command
Royal Australian Navy School of Underwater Medicine
Units and Formations

Fleet Command	Surface Force Fleet Air Arm (723 Squadron, 725 Squadron, 808 Squadron, 816 Squadron) Submarine Service Patrol Boat Forces Mine Warfare Forces Clearance Diving Branch Australian Hydrographic Service (Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight)
Navy Headquarters	Navy Engineering, Regulation, Certification and Safety Navy Capability Navy People Training and Resources Royal Australian Naval College

Ships and
equipment

Current fleet (Anzac-class frigate, Adelaide-class frigate, Collins-class submarine, Canberra-class landing helicopter dock, Bay-class landing ship, Armidale-class patrol boat, Huon-class minehunter, HMAS Sirius, Leeuwin-class survey vessel, Paluma-class motor launch, Young Endeavour, Cape-class patrol boat)
All ships
Aircraft
Naval procurement programme
Equipment
Craft of Opportunity Program