| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 189 |
| Built by | Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. (Whyalla, South Australia, Australia) |
| Ordered | 31 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 19 May 1941 |
| Launched | 3 Dec 1941 |
| Commissioned | 10 Oct 1942 |
| End service | 5 Apr 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned on 5 April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMAS Pirie (J 189)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Charles Ferry Mills, RAN | 30 Jul 1942 | 5 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. David Simpson Thomson, RANR(S) | 6 Dec 1943 | Jan 1945 |
| 3 | A/Cdr. Alan Jeger Travis, RAN | Jan 1945 | 22 Jun 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. Colin Kenneth Mackenzie, RANVR | 23 Jun 1945 | 4 Apr 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Pirie include:
2 Sep 1945
HMAS Pirie (Lt. C.K. Mackenzie, RANVR) was present at Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender ceremony having arrived there on 31 August 1945.