Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/July 29

HMAS Gympie in November 1945. An awning has been fitted over the ship's bow.

HMAS Gympie (J238/M238) was a Royal Australian Navy Bathurst-class corvette of World War II. Gympie was built in Brisbane and was commissioned in November 1942. Gympie escorted convoys off Australia's east coast from November 1942 to February 1944. Following a refit she was deployed to New Guinean waters in February 1944 where she continued to perform escort duties. Following the end of the war Gympie participated in surrender ceremonies at Dili and Kupang. She returned to Australia in November 1945, paid off to reserve in May 1946 and was sold for scrap in January 1961.