HMAS Cairns
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HMAS Cairns (J-183/B-239/A-113), named for the city of Cairns in Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 7 October 1941 by Mrs. R. D. Walker, wife of the works manager of Walkers Limited, and commissioned on 11 May 1942. HMAS Cairns paid off on 17 January 1946, was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Ambon. The ship was transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 6 April 1950 and renamed Bentang.