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Five ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Sydney, after Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales.
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Anzac, after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC).
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 have been named HMAS Bendigo, for the city of Bendigo, Victoria.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Bunbury, for the port city of Bunbury, Western Australia.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Cessnock, after the town of Cessnock, New South Wales.
HMAS Curlew was a Ton-class minesweeper operated by the Royal Navy from 1953 to 1961, and the Royal Australian Navy from 1962 to 1991. During her Australian service, the ship operated off Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation during the mid-1960s, then was modified for use as a minehunter. Delays in bringing a replacement class into service kept Curlew operational until 1990, and she was sold into civilian service in 1991.
Two vessels of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Dubbo, for the town of Dubbo, New South Wales.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Kanimbla, for the Kanimbla Valley in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales:
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Manoora:
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Adelaide, after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia:
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Westralia:
HMAS Jervis Bay was a wave piercing catamaran that operated in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Success.
Four Australian naval vessels have been named HMAS Paluma after an Aboriginal word meaning "thunder":
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 have been named HMAS Ibis:
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.
