| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 246 |
| Built by | Evans Deakin Ltd. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | 16 May 1941 |
| Laid down | 11 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 18 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 24 Mar 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to be broken up for scrap in January 1961. |
Commands listed for HMAS Fremantle (J 246)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Albert Norman Boulton, RANR(S) | Jan 1943 | Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Fremantle include:
26 May 1945
HMS Virtue (Lt. R.D. Cairns, DSC, RN) is undocked. She immediately departed Brisbane for Manus. She was escorted by HMAS Fremantle (T/Lt. A.N. Boulton, RANR(S)). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20290
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.