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Three ships and a naval base of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Brisbane after Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland.
Two ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Huon, after the Huon River in Tasmania.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Tobruk, after the town of Tobruk in Libya and the siege fought there in 1941.
Two ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Torrens, after the River Torrens.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Vendetta.
There have been one ship and one shore establishment in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) named HMAS Waterhen. The first ship originally served under the name HMS Waterhen with the Royal Navy (RN). A British ship and an Australian ship of the name were ordered but later cancelled.
Four ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Yarra after the Yarra River in Victoria.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Bunbury, for the port city of Bunbury, Western Australia.
Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Fremantle for the city of Fremantle, Western Australia:
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Geelong, for the city of Geelong, Victoria.
HMAS Ibis was a Ton-class minesweeper built by the Montrose Shipyard, launched on 18 November 1955, and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Singleton.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Jervis Bay, for Jervis Bay on the south coast of New South Wales.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Whyalla, for the city of Whyalla, South Australia
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Success.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Larrakia, after the Larrakia Aborigines:
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Ararat, for the town of Ararat, Victoria.
Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Broome, for the town of Broome, Western Australia.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Moresby, for Captain John Moresby:
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships have been named HMAS Protector.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hawk:
References
- ↑ "Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours". Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
