HMAS Whyalla (l)

HMAS Whyalla was one of fifty-six Australian Minesweepers (commonly known as corvettes) built during World War II in Australian shipyards as part of the Commonwealth Government's wartime shipbuilding programme.

Whyalla went into service on escort and patrol duty on the Australian east coast. She was in Sydney Harbour on the night of 31 May/1 June 1942 when the Japanese midget submarine attack took place and was one of several ships allocated as escorts when Australian coastal convoys were instituted on 8 June 1942.