Allied Warships

HMAS Gympie (J 238)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 238 
Built byEvans Deakin Ltd. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) 
Ordered 
Laid down27 Aug 1941 
Launched30 Jan 1942 
Commissioned4 Nov 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to be broken up for scrap in January 1961.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Charles William John Patterson, RANR
< 4 November 1942 - ???

Lt.Cdr. Francis Benjamin Glynn, RANR
??? – June 1943

Lt.Cdr. R.T. Power, RAN
June 1943 – 10 August 1943

T/Lt.Cdr. Raymond Rowsell, RNZNR
10 August 1943 - ???

Lt. Norman Arthur Kingsbury Wallis, RANVR
??? - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMAS Gympie (J 238)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Charles William John Patterson, RANROct 194229 May 1943
2Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Richard Terence Power, RAN29 May 194310 Aug 1943
3T/Lt.Cdr. Raymond Rowsell, RNZNR10 Aug 1943Sep 1944
4A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Arthur Kingsbury Wallis, RANVRSep 1944Oct 1945 ?

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