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'''HMAS ''Gympie'' (J238/M238)''', named for the city of [[Gympie]], [[Queensland]], was one of 60 [[Bathurst-class corvette|''Bathurst''-class corvettes]] constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).<ref name=SPC>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-gympie-i |title=HMAS Gympie (I) |access-date=26 December 2008 |work=HMA Ship Histories |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820191900/http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Gympie_%28I%29 |archive-date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
'''HMAS ''Gympie'' (J238/M238)''', named for the city of [[Gympie]], [[Queensland]], was one of 60 [[Bathurst-class corvette|''Bathurst''-class corvettes]] constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN).<ref name=SPC>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-gympie-i |title=HMAS Gympie (I) |access-date=26 December 2008 |work=HMA Ship Histories |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Royal Australian Navy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820191900/http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Gympie_%28I%29 |archive-date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>


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The ship received two [[battle honour]]s for her wartime service: "Pacific 1943–45" and "New Guinea 1943–44".<ref name=newhonours>{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |title=Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |archive-date=13 June 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=honourslist>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |title=Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2011 |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref>
The ship received two [[battle honour]]s for her wartime service: "Pacific 1943–45" and "New Guinea 1943–44".<ref name=newhonours>{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |title=Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |archive-date=13 June 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=honourslist>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |title=Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2011 |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref>
The crew adopted a mascot, a kitten born in 1943 and named Tiddles.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-10-23 |title=HMAS GYMPIE |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article267388434 |access-date=2025-08-09 |work=Royal Australian Navy News |pages=18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Australians at War Film Archive |url=https://australiansatwarfilmarchive.unsw.edu.au/archive/1030 |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=australiansatwarfilmarchive.unsw.edu.au}}</ref>


==Decommissioning and fate==
==Decommissioning and fate==

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HMAS Gympie (J238/M238), named for the city of Gympie, Queensland, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]

Design and construction

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Gympie was laid down by Evans Deakin & Co at Brisbane, Queensland on 27 August 1941.[1] She was launched on 30 January 1942 by Mrs Deakin, wife of the managing director, and commissioned into the RAN in Brisbane on 4 November 1942.[1]

Operational history

From November 1942 to February 1944, Gympie escorted convoys off Australia's east coast.[1] While none of the convoys under her protection were attacked, she came to the aid of the torpedoed US ship Peter H. Burnett in January 1943.[1] Following a refit Gympie was deployed to New Guinean waters in February 1944, where she was used for escort and anti-submarine patrol duties.[1] She returned to Australia in February 1945 for a refit and was returned to New Guinea in July 1945.[1]

Following the end of World War II, Gympie participated in surrender ceremonies at Dili on 24 September and Kupang on 3 October, after which she performed survey work in the area.[1] In November, the corvette collided with the merchant vessel SS Tullahoma, and returned to Brisbane for minor repairs.[1]

The ship received two battle honours for her wartime service: "Pacific 1943–45" and "New Guinea 1943–44".[10][11]

The crew adopted a mascot, a kitten born in 1943 and named Tiddles.[12][13]

Decommissioning and fate

Gympie was decommissioned into reserve in Brisbane on 23 May 1946. In early November 1947, she was towed to Sydney by sister ship Lithgow.[1]

Gympie was sold for scrapping on 6 January 1961 to Kinoshita (Australia) Pty Ltd.[1]

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  3. ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 103
  4. ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–4
  5. ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 103–5
  6. ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, p. 104
  7. ↑ Stevens, A Critical Vulnerability, pp. 105, 148
  8. ↑ Donohue, From Empire Defence to the Long Haul, p. 29
  9. ↑ Stevens et al., The Royal Australian Navy, p. 108
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