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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name HMAS Arunta, a name derived from the Arrernte Aboriginals of central Australia.
HMT Ballarat, built for P&O in 1911 to expand its Blue Anchor Line subsidiary. Requisitioned as a troopship in the First World War. On 25 April 1917 a German submarine torpedoed her in the English Channel. All her passengers and crew were rescued and she was taken in tow, but she sank the next day.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Diamantina, after the Diamantina River in Queensland.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Gascoyne, after the Gascoyne River, the longest river in Western Australia.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hawkesbury, after the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Norman. The second ship is named for the Norman River in Queensland.
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Stuart:
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Voyager.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Warramunga, after the Warumungu Aborigines.
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 have been named HMAS Bathurst, for the city of Bathurst, New South Wales.
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Launceston, after the city of Launceston, Tasmania.
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 have been named HMAS Whyalla, for the city of Whyalla, South Australia
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Wollongong, after the city of Wollongong, New South Wales
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Tarakan after the town of Tarakan in Borneo and the Allied recapture of this town in 1945.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Pirie, after the city of Port Pirie, South Australia.
HMAS Warrego (L73/U73), named for the Warrego River, was a Grimsby class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Maryborough, after the city of Maryborough, Queensland
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Moresby, for Captain John Moresby:
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.
