| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 72 |
| Built by | George Brown & Co. (Greenock, Scotland): Clark |
| Ordered | 29 Oct 1940 |
| Laid down | 16 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 30 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | She was scrapped at Newport starting on 20 April 1947. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Sir Joseph Herbert Spens Fayrer, DSC, RNVR T/Lt. Leslie Henry Harvey, RNR HMS Balsam is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | HMS Chelmer |
Commands listed for HMS Balsam (K 72)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. James Ernest Lewis Peters, RNR | 17 Aug 1942 | 14 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Sir Joseph Herbert Spence Fayrer, DSC, RNVR | 14 Apr 1944 | 15 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Leslie Henry Harvey, RNR | 15 Jan 1945 | Apr 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Balsam include:
15 Jul 1943
The German submarine U-135 was sunk in the Atlantic, in position 28º20'N, 13º17'W, by the British sloop HMS Rochester and the British corvettes HMS Mignonette and HMS Balsam and an American Catalina aircraft (VP-92). (see map)
23 Dec 1944
HMS Balsam (Lt.Cdr. Sir J.H.S. Fayer, DSC, RNVR) picks up 8 survivors from the British merchant Dumfries that is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-322 south of St.Catherine´s Point, Isle of Wight in position 50º23'N, 01º43'W.