| Navy | The Royal Australian Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bathurst |
| Pennant | J 361 |
| Built by | Evans Deakin Ltd. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1941 |
| Laid down | 26 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1944 |
| End service | 17 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned into Reserve on 17 December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMAS Parkes (J 361)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Norris Octavius Vidgen, RANR | 1 Jan 1944 | 20 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Parkes include:
14 Oct 1944
HMS Kenya (Capt. C.L. Robertson, RN) departed Fremantle as escort for the troopship Dunnottar Castle (British, 15007 GRT, built 1936).
On departure from Fremantle a local A/S escort was present made up of the mineseepers HMAS Inverell (Lt. A.I. Chapman, RANR(S)) and HMAS Parkes (Lt.Cdr. N.O. Vidgen, RANR). These returned to Fremantle after a few hours. (1)
22 Oct 1944
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) ended her 7th war patrol (6th in the Far East and 1st in the South-West Pacific area) at Fremantle. She was escorted in by HMAS Parkes (Lt.Cdr. N.O. Vidgen, RANR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 53/119651
- ADM 199/1871
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.