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| Name | HMAS Nyanie |
HMAS Nyanie (GPV 965) was an auxiliary vessel operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. She was commissioned on 6 July 1945. She was used by the Services Reconnaissance Department and was paid off in 1945, before being transferred to the Australian Army.
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