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One ship and one naval base of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Melville, after Melville Island.

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One ship and one shore base of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Derwent, after the Derwent River in Tasmania.

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 and a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Torrens, after the River Torrens.

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One ship and one shore establishment of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Cairns, for the city of Cairns, Queensland.

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HMAS <i>Coonawarra</i>

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HMAS <i>Cairns</i> (naval base)

HMAS Cairns is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base located adjacent to the Trinity Inlet on the shore of Trinity Bay in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Although used regularly as a port-of-call since before World War II, a permanent RAN presence was not established until 1971, when a maintenance and support base for patrol boats was set up. The base was formally commissioned in 1971 as a minor war vessel base. The current commander of the base is Commander David Hannah, RAN.

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One ship and one shore base of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Leeuwin, after Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia.

Two units of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Maitland, after the city of Maitland, New South Wales.

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Two units of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Rushcutter, for Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales.

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HMAS Melville is a former Royal Australia Navy (RAN) shore base located in Darwin, Northern Territory, in Australia. The base was in use between 1935 and 1974.

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