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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Ararat, for the town of Ararat, Victoria.

Battle honours

Two battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMAS Ararat: [1] [2]

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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 Canberra, for Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hawkesbury, after the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales.

Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Swan, for the Swan River in Western Australia.

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 of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Warramunga, after the Warumungu Aborigines.

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 Bundaberg, after the city of Bundaberg, Queensland.

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

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 Gawler, for the town of Gawler, South Australia.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Geelong, for the city of Geelong, Victoria.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Geraldton, for the port of Geraldton, Western Australia.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Gladstone, for the port city of Gladstone, Queensland:

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Shepparton, after the city of Shepparton, Victoria.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Westralia:

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 (RAN) have been named HMAS Success.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Ipswich, for the city of Ipswich, Queensland.

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Benalla, after the city of Benalla, Victoria.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.