Construction
Pirie was laid down at the Broken Hill Propriety Shipyard at Whyalla, South Australia on 19 May 1941. She was launched on 3 December 1941 by Mrs. H. T. Kleeman, wife of the Whyalla superintendent of BHP.
The corvette was initially fitted with a 12-pounder gun as primary armament; this was later replaced by a 4-inch (100 mm). Three 20-millimetre (0.79 in) Oerlikons made up the secondary armament. The aftmost Oerlikon was later switched out in favour of a 40-millimetre (1.6 in) Bofors. An assortment of machine guns were carried for close-in defence, and depth charge throwers and rails were fitted for anti-submarine warfare.
Pirie was commissioned into the RAN on 10 October 1942, with Lieutenant Commander Charles Ferry Mills in command.
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