| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 238 |
| Built by | Evans Deakin Ltd. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | 24 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 27 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 30 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to be broken up for scrap in January 1961. |
Commands listed for HMAS Gympie (J 238)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Charles William John Patterson, RANR | Oct 1942 | 28 May 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Richard Terence Power, RAN | 29 May 1943 | 10 Aug 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Raymond Rowsell, RNZNR | 10 Aug 1943 | Sep 1944 |
| 4 | A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Arthur Kingsbury Wallis, RANVR | Sep 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Notable events involving Gympie include:
10 Jul 1945
During 10 and 11 July 1945, HMS Stubborn (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN), conducted exercises off Fremantle with HMS Gympie (A/Lt.Cdr. N.A.K. Wallis, RANVR). These included night exercises. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19759
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.